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LIBRARY 

OF  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


Mrs.  SARAH  P.  WALSWORTH. 

Received  October,  1894. 
Accessions  No.jjffl  £$  (&      Class  No. 
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0  AV 

THE  PSALTER; 


OB, 


SHHL.E3CTIONS 


THE  BOOK  OF  PSALMS. 


ABBANGED  TO  BE  USED  IN 


PUBLIC  WOKSHIP. 


UIVBESITT 


A.    S.    BATISTES    &    COMPANY, 

YORK    &c 

1874. 


o  6 


UOTE. 


THE  following  \selectioiis  irom  the  Psalms  are 
arranged  to  be  read  by  the  Minister  and  the  People 
responsively,  according  to  their  original  structure 
and  design. 

The  lines  printed  in  the  Roman  letter  are  to  be 
read  by  the  minister. 

The  lines  set  inward  from  the  margin,  and  print- 
ed in  Italics,  are  to  J>e  read  by  the  people. 

The  lines  printed  in  small  Capitals  are  to  be  read 
by  the  Minister  and  the  People  together. 


sslttr. 


PSALM  I                   ... 

PAGE 
3 

PSALM  LXXXIX,  (1-34,). 

PAGE 

..  47 

PSALM  II 

3 

PSALM  XC  

49 

PSALM  III 

...     4 

PSALM  XCI.... 

50 

PSALM  IV 

5 

PSALM  XCIII  

54 

PSALM  V 

5 

PSALM  XCV  

.     ...     51 

P«ATM     VTTT 

g 

PSALM  XCVI. 

52 

PSALM  IX 

.     7 

PSALM  XCVII... 

53 

PSALM   XV 

8 

PSALM  XCVIII  

54 

PSALM  XVI 

9 

PSALM  XCIX  

55 

PeATM     "VVTT 

g 

PSALM  C  . 

55 

Pa  AT  AT  "WITT    (1   S5  ^ 

10 

PSALM  C1I 

56 

PSALM  XIX 

13 

PSALM  CIII  

57 

Pa  ATM      X"X~ 

14 

PSALM  CIV.. 

...  59 

Pa  ATM    'VYTTT 

14 

PSALM  CV. 

..  61 

Ps  \LM    XXIV 

15 

PSALM  CVII... 

63 

Pa  ATM   XXVIT 

15 

PSALM  CXI  

65 

paATM  'YYTX 

17 

PSALM  CXIL. 

66 

PSALM  XXXIII 

17 

PSALM  CXIII.... 

....  67 

PaATM     XXXIV 

19 

PSALM  CXIV  

..  67 

P«  ATM     "X"X"XVT 

20 

PSALM  CXV. 

68 

Pa  ATM  "5TYYVTT    ("I   11 

22-40  )      21 

PSALM  CXVIII 

.   .   ..69 

PSALM  XLI              

'..I  23 

PSALM  CXIX,  (97-128,).  . 

..  71 

Ps  AT  M      "XT   IT 

23 

"           "        (129-160,).. 

..  72 

PSALM  XLIII 

24 

PSALM  CXXI  

74 

Pa  ATM    XLV 

25 

PSALM  CXXII... 

..  75 

P«  AT  M    "XT  VI 

26 

PSALM  CXXIII... 

75 

Pa  AT  M  "5fT  VTT 

27 

PSALM  CXXV  

..  75 

PSALM  XL  VIII 

28 

PSALM  CXXX  

30 

Pa  AT  M    T  T 

28 

PSALM  ^XXXIII.  .  . 

76 

Pa  AT  TVT    T  V 

30 

PSALM  CXXXIV... 

..  76 

Pa  AT  ia   T  "5TT 

32 

PSALM  CXXXV  

..  76 

Pa  ATM     T  XII 

32 

PSALM  CXXXVIII  

78 

PaATM    T  XTTI 

33 

PSALM  CXXXIX... 

..  78 

Pa  AT  M    T  "XTV 

34 

PSALM  CXLIV  

80 

PSALM  LXV 

35 

PSALM  CXLV  

81 

P«AT  M     T  XVI 

36 

PSALM  CXLVI... 

82 

Pa  AT  M   T  XVII 

37 

PSALM  CXLVII  

.     83 

37 

PSALM  CXLVIII  

..  84 

PSALM  LXXII 

40 

PSALM  CXLIX  

85 

PaATM     T  XXVI 

41 

PSALM  CL  

85 

Pa  AT  M   T  YXX 

42 

ISAIAH  XI,  (1  9,)  

86 

Pa  AT  TIT      T  "X"X"X"T 

43 

ISAIAH  XLII,  (1  12.)  

...  86 

PSALM  LXXXIV 

44 

ISAIAH  LXI,  (1-7,)  

88 

Pa  ATM    TXX5CV 

45 

ISAIAH  LV,  (1-13,)  

88 

Pa  ATM    T  "X"X"X"VT 

46 

ISAIAH  XL  

90 

PBALM  LXXXVII... 

..  47 

ISAIAH  LX,  (1  20.)  

92 

LESSON   1. 
PSALM    I. 

BLESSED  is  the  man  tliat  walketh  not  in  the  counsel 
of  the  ungodly, 

( Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners, 
( Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  LORD  ; 
And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  rivers  of 

water, 

That  bring  eth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season; 
His  leaf  also  shall  not  wither  ; 
And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 

4  The  ungodly  are  not  so  : 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind  drioeth  away. 

5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand  in  the  judgment, 
Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous, 

6  For  the  LORD  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous : 
But  the  way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 


PSALM   II. 

WHY  do  the  heathen  rage, 
And  the  people  imagine  a  vain  thing  f 
2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
j  And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 
\  Against  the  LORD  and  against  his  Anointed,  saying, 


THE    PSALTER. 

3  Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder, 
And  cast  away  their  cord*  from  us. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh  : 
The  LORD  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath, 
And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure. 

6  Yet  have  I.  set  my  king 
Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zim. 

7  j  I  will  declare  the  decree  : 

(  The  LORD  hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  son ; 
This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  heathen  for  thine 

inheritance, 
And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  possession. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  ; 
TJiou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye  kings  : 
Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

11  Serve  the  LORD  with  fear, 
And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

12  ( Kiss  the  Son  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish  from  the 

way, 

( When  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a  little. 
Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

PSALM   III. 

LORD,  how  are  they  increased  that  trouble  me ! 
Many  are  they  tJiat  rise  up  against  me, 

2  Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 
There  is  no  help  for  him  in  God. 

3  But  thou,  O  LORD,  art  a  shield  for  me ; 
My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

4  I  cried  unto  the  LORD  with  my  voice, 
And  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hill. 

5  I  laid  me  down  and  slept ; 

1  awaked;  for  the  LORD  sustained  me. 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  people, 
That  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about. 

7  ( Arise,  O  LORD  ;  save  me,  0  my  God  : 

-]  For  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemiea   upon  the 

(          cheek  bone  ; 

Thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 


LESSON    II. 

8  Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord ; 
Thy  blessing  is  upon  thy  people 


LESSON   XI. 
PSALM    IV. 

j  TTEAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my  righteousness : 
( XI  Thou  hast  enlarged  me  when  I  was  in  distress ; 
Have  mercy  upon  me  and  hear  my  prayer. 
2  O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye  turn  my  glory  into 

shame  ? 

How  long  will  ye"  lone  vanity,  and  seek  after  leasing  ? 
8  But  know  that  the  LORD  hath  set  apart  him  that  is 


godly  for  himself  ? 
LOR 


TJie  LORD  will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not : 

Commune  with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and  be 
still. 

5  Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 
And  put  your  trust  in  the  LORD. 

6  There  may  be  many  that  say,  Who  will  shew  us  any 

good? 
LORD,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 

7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 

More  than  in  the  time  that  their  corn  and  their  wine 
increased. 

8  I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and  sleep . 
For  thou,  LORD,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 


PSALM   V. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  0  LORD  ; 
Consider  my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my  King  and  my 

God: 
For  unto  thee  will  1  pray. 

3  My  voice  skalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  0  LORD  ; 

In  the  morning  will  1  direct  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and 
will  look  up. 


THE    PSALTER. 
4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wicked- 


Neither  shall  evil  dwell  with  thee. 

5  The  foolish  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight : 
Thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

6  Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak  leasing: 
The  LORD  will  abhor  the  Uoody  and  deceitful  man. 

7  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thy  house  in  the  multi- 

tude of  thy  mercy : 
And  in  thy  fear  will  1  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  LORD,  in  thy  righteousness,  because  of 

mine  enemies  ; 
Make  thy  way  straight  "before  my  face. 

9  For  there  is  no  (faithfulness  in  their  mouth;  their  in- 

ward part  is  very  wickedness. 

Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ;  they  flatter  with  their 
tongue. 

10  Destroy  thou  them,  0  God ;  let  them  fall  by  their  own 

counsels  ; 

Cast  them  out  in  the  multitude  of  their  transgressions; 
for  they  have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  C  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee  rejoice : 

•<  Let  them  ever  shout  for  joy,  because  thou  defendest 

(          them : 

Let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be  joyful  in  thee 

12  For  thou,  LORD,  wilt  bless  the  righteous ; 

With  favour  wilt  thou  compass  Tiim  as  with  a  shield. 


LESSON   III. 
PSALM   VIII. 

(  A  LORD  our  LORD, 

(  V  How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  I 

Who  hast  set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 
2  ( Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou 
ordained  strength, 

( Because  of  thine  enemies, 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 
8  When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 

The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained; 


LESSON    III.  7 

4  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him? 
And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  f 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower  than  the  angels, 
And  hast  crowned  him  with  glory ^  and  honour. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works  of 

thy  hands  ; 
Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen, 

Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 

And  whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

9  O  LORD,  our  LORD, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 


PSALM   IX. 

1WILL  praise  thee,  O  LORD,  with  my  whole  heart; 
1  will  shew  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 

2  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  0  thou  Most  High. 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back, 
They  shall  fall,  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause ; 
Thou  safest  in  tJie  throne  judging  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  thou  hast  destroyed  the 

wicked, 
Thou  hast  put  out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  0  thou  enemy,  destructions  are  come  to  a  perpetual  end  ; 
And  thou  hast  destroyed  cities  ;  their  memorial  is  per- 
ished with  them. 

7  But  the  LORD  shall  endure  for  ever ; 

He  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

8  And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 

He  shall  minister  judgment  to  the  people  in  uprightness. 

9  The  LORD  also  will  be  a  refuge  for  the  oppressed, 
A  refuge  in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will  put  their  trust  in 

thee : 
For  thou,  LORD,  hast  not  forsaken  them  that  seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  LORD,  which  dwelleth  in  Zion: 
Declare  among  the  people  his  doings. 


THE    PSALTER. 

12  When  he  maketh  inquisition  for  blood,  he  remember- 

eth  them : 
He  forgettetli  not  tJie  cry  of  the  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  LORD  ;  consider  my  trouble 

which  I  suffer  of  them  that  hate  me, 
Thou  that  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates  of  death  : 

14  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy  praise  in  the  gates  of 

the  daughter  of  Zion : 
I  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that  they  made : 
In  the  net  which  they  hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

16  The  LORD  is  known  by  the  judgment  which  he  exe- 

cuteth  : 
The  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 

17  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  into  hell, 
And  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

18  For  the  needy  shall  not  always  be  forgotten : 

The  expectation  of  the  poor  shall  not  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  O  LORD  ;  let  not  man  prevail: 
Let  the  heathen  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  0  LORD  : 

That  the  nations  may  know  themselves  to  be  but  men. 


LESSON    IV. 
PSALM   XV. 

LORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  ? 
Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  Jioly  hill  ? 

2  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness, 
And  speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 

3  j  He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue, 
( Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neighbour, 

Nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 

4  In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  contemned  ; 
But  he  honour  eth  them  that  fear  the  LORD. 

He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not. 

5  He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury, 
Nor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 


LESSON    IV. 


PSALM  XVI. 

PRESERVE  me,  o  God : 

JL    For  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  0  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto  the  LORD,  thou  art  my 

LORD  : 
My  goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

And  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4  (Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that  hasten  after 

another  god : 

( Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I  not  offer, 
Nor  take  up  their  names  into  my  lips. 

5  The  LORD  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my 

cup: 
Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places  ; 
Yea,  1  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  LORD,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 
My  reins  also  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8  I  have  set  the  LORD  always  before  me  : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth  ; 
My  flesh  also  shall  rest  in  hope. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell ; 

Neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  corruption. 

11  j  Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life  : 
/  In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy ; 

At  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 


PSALM  XVII. 

HEAR  the  right,  O  LORD,  attend  unto  my  cry  ; 
Give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  not  out  of  feigned 
lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy  presence ; 
Let  thine  eyes  behold  the  things  that  are  equal. 

3  i  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ;  thou  hast  visited  mo 

in  the  night ; 

( Thou  hast  tried  me,  and  shaty;  find  nothing  : 
I  am  purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress. 


10  THE    PSALTER. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men, 

By  the  word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept  me  from  the  paths 
of  the  destroyer. 

5  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths, 
That  my  footsteps  slip  not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  hear  me,  0  God: 
Incline  thine  ear  unto  me  and  hear  my  speech. 

7  Shew  thy  marvellous  loving  kindness,  0  thou  that 

savest  by  thy  right  hand  them  which  put  their 
trust  in  thee, 
From  those  that  rise  up  against  tJiem. 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye ; 
Hide  me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me, 

From  my  deadly  enemies,  who  compass  me  about. 
10.  They  are  enclosed  in  their  own  fat ; 
With  their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our  steps  : 
They  have  set  their  eyes  bowing  down  to  the  earth  ; 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy  of  his  prey, 

And  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking  in  secret  places. 

13  Arise,  0  Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast  him  down ; 
Deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked,  which  is  thy  sword  : 

14  TFrom  men  which  are  thy  hand,  O  LORD,  from  men  of 

the  world, 

I  Which  have  their  portion  in  this  life,  and  -whose  belly 
[         thou  fillest  with  thy  hid  treasure  : 
They  are  full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of  their 
substance  to* their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in  righteousness : 
1  shall  be  satisfied,  when  1  awake,  with  thy  likeness. 


LESSON  V. 
PSALM    XVIII.  1-35. 


I 


WILL  love  thee,  0  LORD,  my  strength. 

2  The  LORD  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer  ; 

My  God,  my  strength,  in  whom  I  will  trust ; 

My  luckier,  and  tbe  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my  high 
tower. 


LESSON    V.  11 

3  I  will  call  upon  the  LORD,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised : 
So  shall  Ibe  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

4  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 

And  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me  about : 
The  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  LORD, 
And  cried  unto  my  God  ; 

He  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 

And  my  cry  came  before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 

7  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled  ; 

The  foundations  also  of  the  hills  moved 
And  were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 


8 


There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nostrils, 


And  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : 
Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 
9  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down  : 
And  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  apon  a  cherub,  and  did  fly : 
Yea,  he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret  place ; 

His  pavilion  round  about  him  were  dark  waters,  and 
thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  that  was  before  him  his  thick  clouds 

passed, 
Hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  j  The  LORD  also  thundered  in  the  heavens, 
(  And  the  Highest  gave  his  voice  ; 

Hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows  and  scattered  them ; 
And  he  shot  out  lightnings,  and  discomfited  them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were  seen, 

And  the  foundations  of  the  world  were  discovered, 

At  thy  rebuke,  O  LORD, 

A  t  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me, 
He  drew  me  out  of  miny  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy, 

And  from  them  which  hated  me :  for  they  were  too 
strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity : 
But  the  LORD  was  m,y  stay. 


WJ7IRSIT 


12  THE    PSALTER. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place ; 
He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  The  LORD  rewarded  me  according  to  my  righteousness, 
According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recom- 
pensed me. 

21  For  1  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  LORD, 

And  have,  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me, 
And  I  did  not  put  away  his  statutes  from  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  before  him, 

And  1  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 
24'  Therefore  hath  the  LORD  recompensed  me  according  to 

my  righteousness, 
According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  eyesight. 

25  With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful ; 
With  an  upright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  upright ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure. 

And  with  thefroward  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people ; 
But  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  ; 

The  LORD  my  God  will  enlighten  my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a  troop ; 
And  by  my  God  have  1  leaped  oner  a  wall. 

30  j  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 
(  The  word  of  the  LORD  is  tried : 

He  is  a  buckler  to  all  those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  is  God  save  the  LORD  ? 
Or  who  is  a  rock  save  our  God  f 

32  It  is  God  that  girdeth  me  with  strength, 
And  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet, 
And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war, 

So  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 
85  ( Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation : 
( And  thy  right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 
And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 


LESSON    VI.  13 

LESSON  VI. 
PSALM  XIX. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God ; 

JL  And  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handywork. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language, 
Where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

4  Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 
And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

5  j  In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

|  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber, 
And  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a  race. 

6  j  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven, 
/  And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it : 

And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

7  The  law  of  the  LORD  is  perfect,  converting  the  soul : 
The  testimony  of  the  LOUD  is  sure,  making  wise  the 

simple.. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  LORD  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart : 
The  commandment  of  the  LORD  is  pure,  enlightening  the 

eyes. 

9  The  feur  of  the  LORD  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever : 
The  judgments  of  the  LORD  are  true  and  righteous  alto- 
gether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much 

fine  gold : 
Sweeter  also  than  honey,  and  the  honeycomb. 

11  Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned :  and  in  keep- 

ing of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

12  Who  can  understand  his  errors  ?  cleanse  thou  me  from 

secret  faults. 

13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins ; 

let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me : 
Then  shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the 
great  transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  my 

heart,  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 
0  LORD,  my  strength,  and  my  redeemer. 


THE    PSALTER. 


PSALM    XX. 

THE  LORD  hear  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble ; 
The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  defend  thee; 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary, 
And  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion  ; 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings, 
And  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice ; 

4  Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own  heart, 
And  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  I  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation, 

•<  And  in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our  ban- 

(         ners : 

The  LOUD  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  Now  know  I  that  the  LORD  saveth  his  anoirfted  ; 
( He  wid  hear  him  from  his  holy  heaven 

(  With  the  saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses  : 

But  we  will  remember  the  name  of  the  LORD  our  God. 

8  They  are  brought  down  and  fallen : 
Bnt  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

9  Save,  LORD: 

Let  the  king  hear  us  when  we  call. 


LESSON  VII. 
PSALM  XXIII. 

THE  LORD  is  my  shepherd  ; 
I  shall  not  want. 

2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  : 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul : ' 

He  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness,  for  his 
name's  sake. 

4  ( Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow 

of  death, 

( I  will  fear  no  evil :  for  thou  art  with  me ; 
Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 


LESSON    VII.  15 

5  Thou  prepares!  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of 

mine  enemies : 
Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days 

of  my  life : 
And  1  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  LOUD  for  ever. 


PSALM    XXIV. 

THE  earth  is  the  LORD'S  and  the  fulness  thereof ; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 
And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  LORD  ? 
And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

4  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart ; 
(  Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity, 
1  Nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  LORD, 
And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him, 
That  seek  thy  face,  0  Jacob. 

7  j  Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates  ; 

( And  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors  ; 
And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  LORD  strong  and  mighty,  the  LORD  mighty  in 
battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  even  lift  them  up,  ye 

everlasting  doors ; 
And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  LORD  of  hosts.  He  is  the  King  of  glory. 


PSALM   XXVII. 

THE  LORD  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom  shall  I 
fear? 

The  LORD  is  the  strength  of  my  life  ;  of  wJiom  shall  1 
be  afraid  ? 


16  THE    PSALTER. 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my  foes, 

came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my  flesh, 
They  stumbled  and  fell 

3  Though  a  host  should  encamp  against  me,  my  heart 

shall  not  fear : 

Though  war  should  rise  againrt  me,  in  this  will  1  be 
confident. 

4  f  One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  LORD,  that  will  I 

seek  after ; 

]  That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  LOUD  all  the 
^         days  of  my  life, 

To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  LORD,  and  to  inquire  in  his 
temple. 

5  ( For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in  his 

pavilion  : 

f  In  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me  ; 
He  shall  set  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

6  fAnd  now  shall  mine  head  be   lifted  up  above  mine 

enemies  round  about  me  : 
|  Therefore  will  I  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of 

I       joy; 

1  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  LOUD. 

7  Hear,  0  LORD,  when  I  cry  with  my  voice  : 
Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

8  When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face ; 

My  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face,  LORD,  will  I  seek. 

9  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me ;  put  not  thy  servant 

away  in  anger : 
( TJwu  hast  been  my  help  ; 

•\  Leave  me  not,  neither  forsake  me,  0  .God  of  my  salvo- 
(        tion. 

10  When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake  me, 
Then  the  LORD  will  take  me  up. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  LORD, 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path,  because  of  mine  enemies. 

12  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  enemies : 
For  false  witnesses  arc  risen  up  against  me,  and  such  as 

breathe  out  cruelty. 

13  I  had  fainted  unless  I  had  believed  to  see  the  goodness 

of  the  LORD  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  LORD  : 

Be  of  good  courage,  and  he   shall   strengthen  thine 

heart : 
Wait,  I  say,  on  the  LORD. 


LESSON    VIII.  17 

LESSON   VIII. 
PSALM    XXIX. 

p  IVE  unto  the  LORD,  0  ye  mighty, 

IT  Give  unto  the  LORD  glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  LORD  the  glory  due  unto  his  name ; 
Worship  the  LORD  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  LORD  is  upon  the  waters  : 

Tlie  God  of  glory  thundereth :  the  LORD  is  upon  many 
waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  LORD  is  powerful ; 
The  voice  of  the  LORD  is  full  of  majesty . 

5  The  voice  of  the  LORD  breaketh  the  cedars  : 
Yea,  the  LORD  breaketh  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a  calf ; 
Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  j  The  voice  of  the  LORD  divideth  the  flames  of  fire. 

8  (  The  voice  of  the  LORD  shaketh  the  wilderness  ; 
The  LORD  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 

9  j  The  voice  of  the  LORD  maketh  the  hinds  to  calve, 
( And  discovereth  the  forests  : 

A  nd  in  his  temple  doth  every  one  speak  of  his  glory. 

10  The  LORD  sitteth  upon  the  flood; 
Yea,  the  LORD  sitteth  King  forever. 

11  The  LORD  will  give  strength  unto  his  people ; 
Tlie  LORD  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 


PSALM   XXXIIL 

REJOICE  in  the  LORD,  0  ye  righteous : 
For  praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

2  Praise  the  LORD  with  harp  : 

Sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery,  and  an  instrument  of 
ten  strings. 

3  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song  : 
Play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  LORD  is  right ; 
And  all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 


18  THE    PSALTER. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment : 
The  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  LORD. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  LORD  were  the  heavens  made  ; 
And  all  the  hosts  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7  He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  a  heap 
He  layeth  up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  LORD  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

9  For  he  spake  and  it  was  done  : 
He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The   LORD  bringeth   the   counsel  of  the  heathen  to 

nought : 
He  maketh  the  devices  of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

11  The  counsel  of  the  LORD  standeth  forever, 
The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  LORD  ; 

And  the  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own  inheri- 
tance. 

13  The  LORD  looketh  from  heaven  ; 
He  beholdeth  all  the  sows  of  men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh 
Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike  ; 
He  considereth  all  their  icorks. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  a  host : 
A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  much  strength. 

17  An  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety : 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  strength. 

18  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  LORD  is  upon  them  that  fear 

him, 
Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death, 
And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  LORD  : 
He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him, 
Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  0  LORD,  be  upon  us, 
According  as  we  hope  in  thee. 


LESSON    IX.  19 

LESSON    ZZ. 
PSALM  XXXIV. 


I  WILL  bless  the  LORD  at  all  times : 
His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  LORD  : 
The  humble,  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

3  Oh  magnify  the  LORD  with  me, 
And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  I  sought  the  LORD,  and  he  heard  me, 
And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him  and  were  lightened : 
And  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

6  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  LORD  heard  him, 
And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

7  The  angel  of  the  LORD  encampeth  round  about  them 

that  fear  him, 
And  deliver  eth  them. 

8  Oh  taste  and  see  that  the  LORD  is  good  : 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  trustetJi  in  him.  • 

9  Oh  fear  the  LORD,  ye  his  saints  : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger : 

But  they  that  seek  the  LORD  shall  not  want  any  good 
thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me : 
1  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  LORD. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life, 

And  loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good  f 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 
And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ; 
Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  LORD  are  upon  the  righteous, 
And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

16  The  face  of  the  LORD  is  against  them  that  do  evil, 
To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 

17  The  righteous  cry,  and  the  LORD  heareth, 
And  deliver  eth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 


20  THE    PSALTER. 

18  The  LORD  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  broken 

heart : 
And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous : 
But  the  LOUD  deliveretJi  Mm  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepeth  all  his  bones  : 
Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked : 

And  they  that  hale  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  LORD  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants  ; 
And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 


PSALM    XXXVI. 

THE  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith  within  my  heart, 
That  there  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 

2  For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own  eyes, 
Until  Ills  iniquity  be  found  to  be  hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  deceit : 
He  hath  left  off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his  bed  ; 

He  setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not  good ;  he  abhor- 
reth  not  evil. 

5  Thy  mercy,  O  LORD,  is  in  the  heavens  ; 
And  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

6  j  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great  mountains : 
(  Thy  judgments  are  a  great  deep  : 

0  LORD,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  loving  kindness,  O  God ! 
Therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust  under*  the 

shadow  of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatness  of 

thy  house  ; 

And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy 
pleasures. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  : 
In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  Oh  continue  thy  loving  kindness  unto  them  that  know 

thee: 
And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me, 
And  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  remove  me. 


LESSON    X.  21 

* 
12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen  : 

They  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 


LESSON  X. 
PSALM  XXXVII,  1-11,  22-40. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers, 
Neither  be  'thou  envious  against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 
And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  LORD  and  do  good  ; 

So  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be 
fed. 

4  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  LORD  ; 

And  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  LORD  ; 

Trust  also  in  him  ;  and  he  shall  briny  it  to  pass. 

6  And  he  shall   bring  forth  thy  righteousness  as  the 

light, 
And  tliy  judgment  as  the  noonday. 

7  Rest  in  the  LORD  and  wait  patiently  for  him  : 

(Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prosper  eth  in  his 

way. 
( Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath  : 
Fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

9  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off  : 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  LORD,  they  shall  inherit  the 
earth. 

10  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be  : 
Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  it  shall 

not  be. 

11  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth  ; 

And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

22  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  earth ; 
And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

23  The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  by  the  LORD  : 
And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cact  down : 
For  the  LORD  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 


22  THE    PSALTER. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 

Yet  have  1  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
begging  bread. 

26  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  ; 
And  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good; 
And  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  LORD  lovetli  judgment, 
Andforsaketh  not  Jiis  saints  ; 
They  are  preserved  forever: 

'But  the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land, 
And  dwell  therein  forever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speak eth.  wisdom, 
And  his  tongue  talketh  of  judgment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart ;  ** 
None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
And  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

33  The  LORD  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand, 
Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

84  ( Wait  on  the  LORD  and  keep  his  way, 

( And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  ; 
When  the  wicked  are  cut  off  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 
And  spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay  tree. 

36  Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  was  not : 

Yea,  1  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright : 
For  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

38  But  the  transgressors  shall  be  destroyed  together: 
The  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the  LOKD : 
He  is  their  strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  LORD  shall  help  them,  and  deliver  them : 
\  He  shall  deliver  them  from  the  wicked, 

\  And  save  them  because  they  trust  in  Mm. 


LESSON    XI.  23 

LESSON   II. 
PSALM  XLI. 

BLESSED  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor : 
The  LORD  will  deliver  him  in  time  of  trouble. 

2  ( The  LORD  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive  ; 
|  And  he  shall  be  blessed  upon  the  earth': 

And  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto  the  will  of  his  ene- 
mies. 

3  The  LORD  will  strengthen  him  upon  the  bed  of  lan- 

guishing : 
Thou  wilt  make  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

4  I  said,  LORD,  be  merciful  unto  me  : 

Heal  my  soul ;  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me, 
When  shall  he  die  and  his  name  perish  f 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speaketh  vanity : 
(  His  heart  gather eth  iniquity  to  itself ; 

\  When  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me  : 
Against  me  do  they  devise  my  hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth  fast  unto  him : 
And  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I  trusted, 
Which  did  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel 

against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  LORD,  be  merciful  unto  me,  and  raise  me 

up, 
That  1  may  requite  them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  favourest  me, 
Because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in  mine  integrity, 
And  settest  me  before  thy  face  forever. 

13  Blessed  be  the  LORD  God  of  Israel  from  everlasting, 
And  to  everlasting.    Amen  and  amen. 

PSALM    XLII. 

AS  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks, 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  0  God. 


THE    PSALTER. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God : 
When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 

While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  f 

4  f  When  I  remember  these  things  I  pour  out  my  soul  in 

me: 

J  For  I  had  gone  with  the  multitude,  I  went  with  them 
(^         to  the  house  of  God, 

With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  with  a  multitude  that 
kept  holyday. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ?  and  why  art  thou 

disquieted  in  me  ? 

Hope  thou  in  God  :  for  1  shall  yet  praise  Jiim 
For  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me:  therefore 

will  I  remember  thee, 

From  the  land  of  Jordan,  and  of  the  Hermonites,  from 
the  hill  Mizar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep   at  the   noise   of  thy    water- 

spouts : 
All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

8  Yet  the  LORD  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the 

daytime, 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me,  and  my 
prayer  unto,  tlie  God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God,  my  rock,  Why  hast  thou  forgotten 

me? 

Why  go  1  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 
enemy  ? 

10  As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  enemies  reproach 

me ; 
While  tJiey  say  daily  unto  me,  WJiere  is  thy  God  f 

11  Why  art  thou   cast   down,  0  my  soul  ?  and  why  art 

thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
(  Hope  thou  in  God  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
(  Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


PSALM    XL1II. 

d, 
ly  nation : 


JUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause  against  an  un- 
godly nation : 
Oh  deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 


LESSON    XII.  25 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength :  why  dost  thou 

cast  me  off  ? 
Wiy  go  1  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 


3  Oh  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth  :  let  them  lead 

me  ; 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy  taber- 
nacles ; 

4  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God,  unto  God  my 

exceeding  joy  : 
Yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  0  God,  my  God. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ?  and  why  art  thou 

disquieted  within  me  ? 
j  Hope  in  God  :  for  1  shall  yet  praise  him, 
\  Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


LESSON  XII. 
PSALM  XLV. 

f  "II Y  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter : 
•<  lil  I  speak  of  the  things  which  I  have  made  touching 
(      •  the  king : 

My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

2  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men  :  grace  is 

poured  into  thy  lips  : 
Therefore  God  hath  blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O  most  mighty, 
With  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  j  And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously, 

\  Because  of  truth  and  meekness  and  righteousness  ; 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 

5  Thine   arrows   are  sharp   in  the  heart  of  the  king's 

enemies  ; 
WJiereby  the  people  fall  under  thee, 

6  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  : 
The  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a  right  sceptre. 

7  Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest  wickedness : 

Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 


26  THE    PSALTER. 

8  All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia, 
Out  of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby  they  have  made  thee 

glad. 

9  Kings'  daughters  were  among  thy  hono  arable  women  : 
Upon  thy  right  hand  did  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of 

Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  0  daughter,  and  consider,  and  incline  thine 

ear : 
Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father's  house  ; 

11  So  shall  the  king  greatly  desire  thy  beauty  : 
For  he  is  thy  LORD  ;  and  worship  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  with  a  gift ; 
Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  entreat  thy  favour. 

13  The  king's  daughter  is  all  glorious  within : 
Her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  king  in  raiment  of 

needlework : 

Tfie  virgins  Jier  companions  that  follow  her  shall  be 
brought  unto  thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  brought : 
They  shall  enter  into  the  king's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 
WJiom  thou  mayest  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

17  I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all  genera- 

tions : 
Therefore  shall  the  people  praise  thee,  for  ever  and  ever. 


PSALM   XLVI. 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 
A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  earth,  be  re- 

moved, 

And  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into  the  midst  of 
the  sea  ; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 
Though  the  mountains  shake  with- the  swelling  thereof. 

4  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad 

the  city  of  God  ; 
The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not  be  moved  : 
God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 


LESSON    XIII.  27 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved : 
He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 

7  The  LORD  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 
The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  LORD, 
What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  ; 

(  He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder  ; 
[  He  burneth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God : 

1  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I  will  be  exalted  in 
the  earth. 

11  The  LORD  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 
The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 


LESSON 
PSALM  XLVII. 

OH  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  people  ; 
Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 

2  For  the  LORD  most  high  is  terrible  : 
He  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

3  He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 
And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 
The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved. 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 

The  LORD  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises  : 

Sing  praises  unto  oar  King,  sing  praises. 

7  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth : 
Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

8  God  reigneth  over  the  heathen  : 

God  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

9  The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered  together, 
Even  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham  : 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God  j 
He  is  greatly  exalted. 


28  THE    PSALTER. 


PSALM    XLVIII. 

GREAT  is  the  LOUD,  and  greatly  to  be  praised 
In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  the  mountain  of  his  holiness. 

2  Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth,  is 

Mount  Zion, 
On  the  sides  of  the  north,  the  city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled,  they  passed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  marvelled  ; 
They  were  troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

6  Fear  took  hold  upon  them  there,  and  pain,  as  of  a 

woman  in  travail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish  with  an  east  wind. 

8  ( As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen 

-•  In  the  city  of  the  LORD  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our 

(         God: 

God  will  establish  it  for  ever. 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  lovingkindness,  0  God, 
In  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

10  According  to  thy  name,  0  God,  so  is  thy  praise,  unto 

the  ends  of  the  earth. 
T7iy  right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 

1 1  Let  Mount  Zion  rejoice, 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  be  glad,  because  of  thy  judg- 
ments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her  : 
Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

13  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  consider  her  palaces  ; 
That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever ; 
He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 


LESSON    XIV. 
PSALM    LI. 

TAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  thy  loving- 
1        kindness : 

According  unto  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot 
out  my  transgressions. 


LESSON    XIV.  29 

2  Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity, 
And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3  For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions  : 
And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4  Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
And  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight : 

That  thou  mightest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 
And  be  clear  when  thoujudgest. 

5  Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity; 
And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6  Behold  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts  : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me  to  know 
wisdom. 

7  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean : 
Wash  me,  and  1  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 

That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

9  Hide  thy  face,  from  my  sins, 
And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God ; 
And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence  ; 
And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation ; 
And  uphold  me  with  thy  free  Spirit. 

13  Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways  ; 
And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  nie  from  blood  guiltiness,  0  God,  thou  God  of 

my  salvation ; 
And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  O  LORD,  open  thou  my  lips  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice  ;  else  would  I  give  it : 
Thou  delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God,  thou  wilt  not 
despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion : 
Build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the  sacrifices  of  right- 

eousness, with  burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt 
offering. 
Then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


30  THE    PSALTER. 


PSALM    CXXX. 

OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  0  LORD. 
2  LORD,  hear  my  voice  : 
Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 
To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

3  If  thou,  LORD,  shouldest  mark  iniquities, 

0  LORD,  who  shall  stand? 

4  But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 
That  thou  mayest  be  feared, 

5  I  wait  for  the  LORD,  my  soul  doth  wait, 
And  in  his  word  do  1  hope. 

6  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  LORD,  more  than  they  that 

watch  for  the  morning : 

1  say,  more  than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning. 

7  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  LORD  :  for  with  the  LORD  there 

is  mercy, 
And  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 
From  all  his  iniquities. 


LESSON    XV. 
PSALM  LV. 

C\  IVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  0  God  ; 

\JT  And  hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 

2  Attend  unto  me  and  hear  me  : 

1  mourn  in  my  complaint,  and  make  a  noise  ; 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy,  because  of  the  op- 

pression of  the  wicked : 

For  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me,  and  in  wrath  they  hate 
me. 

4  My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me : 

And  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5  Tearfulness  and  trembling  are  come  upon  me, 
And  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said,  Oh  that  I  had  wings  like  a  dove  1 
For  then  would  1  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 
And  remain  in  the  wilderness. 


LESSON   XV.  31 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape, 

From  the  windy  storm  and  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  O  LORD,  and  divide  their  tongues: 
For  1  have  seen  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon  the  walls  thereof: 
Mischief,  also,  and  sorrow  are  in  the  midst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof : 
Deceit  and  guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me  ;  then 

could  I  have  borne  it : 

( Neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did  magnify  him- 
self against  me  ; 
(  Then  I  would  have  -hid  myself  from  him  : 

13  But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal,  my  guide,  and  mine 

acquaintance. 

14  j  We  took  sweet  counsel  together, 

( And  walked  unto  the  house  of  God  in  company. 

15  Let  death  seize  upon  them,  and  let  them  go  down  quick 

into  hell : 
For  wickedness  is  in~tlieir  dwellings,  and  among  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God ; 
And  the  LORD  shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon,  will  I  pray,  and  cry 

aloud : 
And  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace  from  the  battle 

that  was  against  me  : 
For  there  were  many  with  me. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict  them, 
Even  he  that  abideth  of  old. 
Because  they  have  no  changes, 
Therefore  they  fear  not  God. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against  such  as  be  at  peace 

with  him : 
He  hath  broken  his  covenant. 

21  The  words  of  his  mouth  were  smoother  than  butter, 

but  war  was  in  his  heart. 

His  words  were  softer  than  oil,  yet  were  they  drawn 
swords. 

22  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  LORD,  and  he  shall  sustain 

thee  : 
He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 


32  THE    PSALTER. 

23  But  thou,  O  God,  shalt  bring  them  down  into  the  pit 

of  destruction : 

Bloody  and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out  half  their 
days  ; 

BUT   I   WILL  TRUST   IN   THEE. 


LESSON    XVI. 
PSALM    LXI. 

HEAR  my  cry,  0  God  ; 
Attend  unto  my  prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry  unto  thee,  when 

my  heart  is  overwhelmed. 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me, 
And  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

4  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever : 
1  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 

5  For  thou,  0  God,  hast  heard  my  vows  : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy 
name. 

6  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life  : 
And  his  years  as  many  generations. 

7  He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever : 

Oh  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may  preserve  him. 

8  So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever, 
That  2  may  daily  perform  my  vows. 


PSALM   LXII. 

TRULY  my  soul  waiteth  upon  God : 
-L  From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

2  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  ; 

He  is  my  defence  ;  1  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  a  man?  ye 

shall  be  slain  all  of  you  ; 
As  a  bowing  wall  shall  ye  be,  and  as  a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down  from  his  excellen- 

cy :  they  delight  in  lies  : 
They  bless  with  their  mouth  but  they  curse  inwardly. 


LESSON    XVI.  33 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God ; 
For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 
He  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  Trust  in  him  at  all  times  ;  ye  people,  pour  out  your 

heart  before  him : 
God  is  a  refuge  for  us. 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men  of  high 

degree  are  a  lie  : 

To  be  laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  altogether  lighter 
than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become  not  vain  in  rob- 

bery : 
If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  upon  them. 

11  God  hath  spoken  once  ;  twice  have  I  heard  this  ; 
That  power  belong eth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  LORD,  belongeth  mercy  : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work 


PSALM    LX1II. 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  God ;  early  will  I  seek  thee  :  my 
soul  thirsteth  for  thee, 

My  flesh  long  eth  for  thee  in  a  dry  and  thirsty  land, 
where  no  water  is  ; 

2  To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory, 

So  as  1  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 

3  Because  thy  lovingkmdness  is  better  than  life, 
My  lips  shall  praise  thee, 

4  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live  : 
1  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness  j 
And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

6  When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 
And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

Therefore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee  : 
Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 


34  THE    PSALTER. 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul  to  destroy  it, 
Shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 

10  They  shall  fall  by  the  sword  : 
They  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

11  But  the  king  shall   rejoice   in   God;  every  one  that 

sweareth  by  him  shall  glory : 
But  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be  stopped. 


LESSON  XVII. 
PSALM    LXIV. 

HEAR  my  voice,  0  God,  in  my  prayer  : 
Preserve  my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  the  wicked  ; 
From  the  insurrection  of  the  workers  of  iniquity  : 

3  Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword, 

And  bend  their  bows  to  shoot  their  arrows,  even  bitter 
words : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the  perfect : 
Suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

5  (  They  encourage  themselves  in  an  evil  matter  ; 
"i  They  commune  of  laying  snares  privily ; 
They  say,  Who  shall  see  them  f 

6  They  search  out  iniquities  :  they  accomplish  a  diligent 

search  ; 

Both  the  inward  thought  of  eveiy  one  of  them,  and  the 
heart  is  deep. 

7  But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an  arrow  ; 
Suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make  their  own  tongue  to  fall  upon 

themselves ; 
All  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shall  fear,  and  shall  declare  the  work  of 

God; 

For  they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his  doing. 
10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  LORD,  and  shall 

trust  in  him ; 
And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 


LESSON    XIX.  35 


PSALM  LXV. 

PRAISE  waitetli  for  tliee,  0  God,  in  Zion  : 
And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

2  O  tliou  that  liearest  prayer,  unto  thee  shall  all  flesh 

come. 

3  ( Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : 

}  As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  away. 

4  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causest  to 

approach  unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in  thy 
courts : 

We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even 
of  thy  Jioly  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness  wilt  thou  answer 

us,  O  God  of  our  salvation  ; 

Who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and 
of  them  that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea. 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains  ; 

being  girded  with  power  : 

7  (  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas,  tlie  noise  of  their 
•{         waves, 

(  And  the  tumult  of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are  afraid 

at  thy  tokens  : 

Thoumakest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening 
to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it : 
Thou  greatly  enrichest  it, 

With  the  river  of  God,  which  is  full  of  water : 
Thou  preparest  them  corn,  when  thou  hast  so  provided 
for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the   ridges  thereof  abundantly,  thou 

settlest  the  furrows  thereof  : 

Thou  makest  it  soft  with  showers,  thou  blessest  the  spring- 
ing thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness  ; 
And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

12  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness : 
And  the  little  hills  rejoice  on  every  side. 

13  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks  ; 

(  The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn  ; 
(  They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 


36  THE    PSALTER. 

LESSON    XVIII. 
PSALM  LXVI. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  ye  lands  : 
2  Sing  forth  the  Jwnorofhis  name  :  make  his  praise 
glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art  thou  in  thy  works ! 
Through  the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall  thine  enemies 

submit  tJiemselves  unto  thee. 

4  All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee,  and  shall  sing  unto 

thee ; 
They  shall  sing  to  thy  name. 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of  God  : 

He  is  terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children  of  men. 

6  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land :  they  went  through 

the  flood  on  foot : 
There  did  we  rejoice  in  Mm. 

7  He  ruleth  by  his  power  forever;  his  eyes  behold  the 

nations : 
Let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves.  ' 

8  Oh  bless  oar  God,  ye  people, 

And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard  : 

9  Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life, 
And  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us  : 
Thou  hast  tried  us  as  silver  is  tried. 

11  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net ; 
Thou  laidst  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

12  j  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our  heads  ; 
\  We  went  through  fire  and  through  water  : 
But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into  a,  wealthy  place. 

13  I  will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt  offerings : 
I  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  WThich  my  lips  have  uttered, 

And  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  1  was  in  trouble. 

15  j  I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt  sacrifices  of  fatlings, 
(  With  the  incense  of  jams  : 

/  will  offer  bullocks  with  goats. 

16  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 

And  1  will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 


LESSON    XVIII.  37 

17  I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 
And  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 
The  LORD  will  not  hear  me  : 

19  But  verily  God  hath  heard  me  ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

20  Blessed  be   God,   which  hath  not  turned   away  my 

prayer, 
Nor  his  mercy  from  me. 

PSALM  LXVII. 

GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us  : 
And  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us  ; 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 
Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God, 
Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

4  \  Oh  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy  : 
^  For  thou  shalt  judge  the  people  righteously, 
And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth. 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God, 
'Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase ; 
And  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  GOD   SHALL   BLESS  US  ; 

AND  ALL  THE  ENDS  OF  THE  EARTH  SHALL  PEAR  HIM. 


LESSON 
PSALM    LXVIII. 

T  ET  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scattered  : 
±J  Let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 

2  As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive  them  away  : 
( As  wax  melteth  before  the  fire, 

j  So  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad :  let  them  rejoice  before 

God: 

Yea,  let  them  exceedingly  rejoice. 
'  Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name : 
Extol  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens, 
~$y  his  name  JAH,  and  rejoice  before  him. 


38  THE    PSALTER. 

5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows, 
Is  God  in  Ms  Jwly  Jiabitation. 

6  j  God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families  : 

\  He  bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound  with  chains  : 
But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  dry  land. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people, 
When  thou  didst  march  through  the  icilderness  ; 

8  The   earth  shook,  the  heavens  also  dropped  at  the 

presence  of  God  ; 

Even  Sinai  itself  was  moved  at  the  presence  of  God,  the 
God  of  Israel. 

9  Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful  rain, 

Whereby  thou  didst  confirm  thine  inheritance,  when  it 
was  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt  therein  : 

Thou,  0  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy  goodness  for  the 
poor. 

11  The  LORD  gave  the  word  : 

Great  icas  the  company  of  tliose  that  published  it. 

12  Kings  of  armies  did  flee'  apace  : 

And  she  that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoilt, 

13  (Though  ye  have  lain  among  the  pots, 

•j  Yet  shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a  dove  covered  with 

(         silver, 

And  her  feathers  with  yellow  gold. 

14  When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  in  it, 
It  was  white  as  snow  in  Salmon. 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill  of  Bashan  ; 
A  high  hill,  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 

16  Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills  ?  this  is  the  hill  which  God 

desireth  to  dwell  in  ; 
Yea,  the  LORD  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

17  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,  even  thou- 

sands of  angels : 
The  LORD  is  among  tliem,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the  holy  place. 

18  ( Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast  led  captivity 

captive  : 

(  Thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men  ; 
Yea,  for  the  rebellious  also,  that  the  LORD  God  might 
dwell  among  them. 

19  Blessed  be  the  LORD,  who  daily  loadeth  us  with  bene- 

fits, 
Even  the  God  of  our  salvation. 


LESSON    XIX.  39 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  Salvation  ; 

And  unto  God  the  LORD  'belong  the  issues  from  death. 

21  But  God  shall  wound  the  head  of  his  enemies, 

And  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  a  one  as  goeth  on  still  in  his 
trespasses. 

22  The  LORD  said,  I  will  bring  again  from  Bashan, 

1  will  bring  my  people  again  from  the  depths  of  the  sea  : 

23  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the  blood  of  thine  ene- 

mies, 
And  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  in  the  same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  O  God  :' 

Even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  in  the  sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  players  on  instruments 

followed  after : 
Among  them  were  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations, 

Even  the  LORD,  from  the  fountain  of  Israel. 

27  j  There  is  little  Benjamin  with  their  ruler, 
/  The  princes  of  Judah  and  their  council, 

The  princes  of  Zebulun,  and  the  princes  of  Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength : 
Strengthen,  0  God,  that  which  tJiou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 
Shall  kings  bring  presents  unto  thce. 

30  (Rebuke  the  company  of  spearmen,  the  multitude  of 

the  bulls,  with  the  calves  of  the  people, 
( Till  every  one  submit  himself  with  pieces  of  silver : 
Scatter  thou  the  people  that  delight  in  war. 
81  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt ; 

Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth ; 
Oh  sing  praise  unto  the  LORD  ; 

33  To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  heavens,  which 

were  of  old ; 
Lo,  he  doth  send  out  his  voice,  and  that  a  mighty  voice. 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God : 

His  excellency  is  over  Israel,  and  his  strength  is  in  the 
clouds. 

35  O  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  places  : 

The  God  of  Israel  is  he  that  giveth  strength  and  power 

unto  his  people. 
BLESSED  BE  GOD. 


40  '    ,     THE    PSALTER. 

LESSON    XX. 
PSALM    LXXII. 


he  king  thy  judgments,  0  God, 
VT  And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 

2  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness, 
And  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

3  The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people, 
And  the  little  hills,  by  righteousness. 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy,  and  shall  break 
in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon 

endure, 
Throughout  all  generations. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass; 
As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish  ; 

And  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon  endureth. 

8  He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea, 
And  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before 

-  him; 
And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles   shall  bring 

presents  : 
The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

11  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him  : 
All  nations  shall  serve  him. 

12  For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth  ; 
The  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  Jielper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit  and  violence  : 
And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall  be  given  of  the 

gold  of  Sheba: 

Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him  continually  ;  and 
daily  shall  he  be  praised. 


LESSONXX.  41 

16  ( There  shall  be  a  handful  of  cojn  in  the  earth  upon 
•<         the  top  of  the  mountains  ; 

(  The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  : 
And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the 
earth. 

17  ( His  name  shall  endure  for  ever  : 

\  His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun : 
And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him  :  all  nations  shall  call 
him  blessed. 

18  Blessed  be  the  LORD  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

19  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever : 
And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
AMEN,  AND  AMEN. 


PSALM  LXXVI. 

IN  Judah  is  God  known  : 
His  name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 
And  his  dwelling-place  in  Zion. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the  bow, 
The  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle. 

4  ( Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent  than  the  moun- 
•<         tains  of  prey. 

5  ( The  stouthearted  are  spoiled, 
j  They  have  slept  their  sleep  : 

(  And  none  of  the  men  of  might  have  found  their  hands. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  0  God  of  Jacob, 

Both  the  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  dead  sleep. 

7  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared : 

And  who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when  once  thou  art 
angry f 

8  Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to  be  heard  from  heaven ; 
The  earth  feared,  and  was  still, 

9  When  God  arose  to  judgment, 
To  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth. 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise  thee  : 
The  remainder  of  wrath  shalt  thou  restrain. 

11  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  LORD  your  God : 

Let  all  that  be  round  about  him  bring  presents  unto  him 
that  ought  to  be  feared. 


42  THE    PSALTER. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : 
He  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 


LESSON    XXI. 
PSALM    LXXX. 

GIVE  ear,  0   Shepherd  of  Israel,   thou  that    leadest 
Joseph  like  a  flock  ; 
Thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubim,  shine  forth. 

2  Before  Ephraira  and  Benjamin  and  Manasseh  stir  up 

thy  strength, 
And  come  and  save  us. 

3  Turn  us  again,  0  God, 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4  O  LORD  God  of  hosts, 

How  long  wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of  thy 
people  ? 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of  tears  ; 
And  givest  them  tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neighbours  : 
And  our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 

7  Turn  us  again,  O  God  of  hosts, 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  out  of  Egypt : 
Thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen  and  planted  it. 

9  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it, 

And  didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it  filled  the 
land, 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 
And  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  the  goodly  cedars. 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea, 
And  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down  her  hedges, 

80  that  all  they  which  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck  her? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste  it, 
And  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  0  God  of  hosts  : 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  vine ; 

15  And  the  vineyard  which  thy  right  hand  hath  planted, 
And  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 


LESSON    XXI.  43 

16  It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : 
They  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right  hand, 
Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  tlwu  madest  strong  for  tJt/y- 

self. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee  : 
Quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  0  LORD  God  of  hosts, 

Cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 


PSALM    LXXXI. 

SING  aloud  unto  God  our  strength  ; 
Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  timbrel, 
The  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 

In  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4  For  this  was  a  statute  for  Israel, 
And  a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 

5  j  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for  a  testimony, 

"I  When  he  went  out  through  the  land  of  Egypt : 
Where  1  heard  a  language  that  I  understood  not. 

6  I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  burden  : 
His  hands  were  delivered  from  the  pots. 

7  Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I  delivered  thee  ; 
{ 1  answered  thee  in  the  secret  place  of  thunder : 
1 1  proved  thee  at  the  waters  of  Meribah. 

8  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee  : 
0  Israel,  if  thou  wilt  hearken  unto  me  ; 

9  There  shall  no  strange  God  be  in  thee  : 
Neither  shalt  thou  worsltip  any  strange  God. 

10  I  am  the  LORD  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out  of  the 

land  of  Egypt : 
Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  1  will  fill  it. 

11  But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to  my  voice  ; 
And  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  own  hearts'  lust : 
And  they  walked  in  their  own  counsels. 

13  Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto  me, 
And  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways  ! 


44  THE    PSALTER. 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued  their  enemies, 
And  turned  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  LORD  should  have  submitted  them- 

selves unto  him  : 

But  their  time  should  7iave  endured  for  ever. 
l(j  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with  the  finest  of  the 

wheat : 
And  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  1  have  satisfied 

thee. 


LESSON 
PSALM  LXXXIV. 

HOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 
0  LORD  of  hosts  ! 

2  My  soul-longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of 

the  LORD  : 
My  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house, 

And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 

her  young. 

Even  thine  altars,  O  LORD  of  hosts, 
My  King  and  my  God. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  : 
They  will  be  still  praising  thee. 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee  ; 
In  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  Who  passing  through  the  valley  of  Baca  make  it  a 

well : 
The  rain  also  filleth  the  pools. 

7  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Every  one  of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 

8  O  LORD  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer : 
Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob. 

9  Behold,  O  God  our  shield, 

And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 
10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand, 
j  I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
(  Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 


LESSON    XXII.  45 

11  For  the  LORD  God  is  a  sun  and  shield :  the  LORD  will 

give  grace  and  glory  ; 

Wo  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. 

12  0  LORD  of  hosts, 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


PSALM   LXXXV. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land : 
Thou  hast  brought  back^  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people; 
Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 

3  Thou  ha§t  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  : 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  jierceness  of  thine 
anger. 

4  Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation, 

And  cause  thine  anger  toward  us  to  cease. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? 

Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations  ? 

6  Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again  : 
That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  LORD, 
And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

8  (  I  will  hear  what  God  the  LORD  will  speak : 

•j  For  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his 

(          saints : 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him  ; 
That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together  ; 
Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

11  Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth  ; 

And  righteousness  shall  look  down  from  heaven. 

12  "Yea,  the  LORD  shall  give  that  which  is  good  ; 
And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 
And  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 


46  THE    PSALTER. 


LESSON 
PSALM  LXXXVI. 

BOW  down  tlrine  ear,  0  LORD,  hear  me  : 
For  1  am  poor  and  needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul  ;  for  I  am  lioly  : 

0  thuu  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  LORD  : 
For  1  cry  unto  thee  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant  : 

For  unto  thee,  0  LORD,  do  1  lift  up  my  soul. 

5  For  thou,  LORD,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive  ; 

And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
thee. 

6  Give  ear,  O  LORD,  unto  my  prayer  ; 

And  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call  upon  thee  : 
For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

7  Among  the  Gods  there  is  none  like  unto  thee,  0  LORD  ; 

Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 
9  All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and  wor- 
ship before  thee,  O  LORD  ; 

And  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things  : 
Thou  art  God  alone. 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  0  LORD  ;  I  will  walk  in  thy  truth  : 
Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  O  LORD  my  God,  with  all  my  heart  : 
And  1  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me  : 

And  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest  hell. 

14  (  0  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against  me, 

•j  And  the  assemblies  of  violent  men  have  sought  after 

(         my  soul  ; 

And  Jiave  not  set  thee  before  them. 

15  But  thou,  O  LORD,  art  a  God  full  of  compassion,  and 

gracious, 
Long  suffering,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  Oh  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 

Give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant,  and  save  the  son  of 
thine  handmaid. 


LESSON    XXIV.  47 

17  j  Shew  me  a  token  for  good  ; 

(  That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed  : 
Because  thou,  LORD,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted  me. 


PSALM   LXXXVII. 

miS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  mountains. 
2  The  LORD  loveth  the  gates  of  Zion, 
More  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 
0  city  of  God. 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  Kahab  and  Babylon  to  them 

that  know  me : 

Behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia ;    t7iis  man 
was  born  there. 

5  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said,  This  and  that  man  was 

born  in  her : 
And  the  highest  himself  shall  establish  her. 

6  The  LORD  shall  count,  when  he  writeth  up  the  people, 
That  this  man  was  born  there. 

7  As  well   the   singers   as  the   players  on  instruments 

shall  be  there  : 
All  my  springs  are  in  thee. 


LESSON 
PSALM   LXXXIX,   1-34. 

1WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  LORD  for  ever : 
With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to 
•  all  generations. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever : 
Thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establisJi  in  the  very  heavens. 

3  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen, 
1  have  sworn  unto  David  my  servant, 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 

And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 

5  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  O  LOKD : 
Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  congregation  of  the  saints. 


48  THE    PSALTEE. 

6  For  who  in  the  heavens  can  be  compared  unto  the 

LORD? 

Who  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can  be  likened  unto 
the  LORD  ? 

7  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  assembly  of  the 

saints, 

And  to  be  had  in  reverence  of  all  them  that  are  about 
him. 

8  0  LORD  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a  strong  LORD  like  unto 

thee  ? 
Or  to  thy  faithfulness  round  about  thee  ? 

9  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea : 

When  the  wanes  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken   Rahab   in.  pieces,  as  one  that  is 

slain  ; 
Thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  thy  strong  arm. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 

As  for  the  world  and  the  fulness  thereof,  thou  hast 
founded  them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south,  thou  hast  created  them : 
Tabor  and  Herman  shall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm  : 

Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  thy  throne: 
Mercy  and  truth  shall  go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  joyful  sound  : 
They  shall  walk,  0  LORD,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the  day  : 
And  in  thy  righteousness  shall  they  be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : 
And  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 

18  For  the  LORD  is  our  defence  ; 

And  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our  king. 

19  (  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  holy  one,  and 
•j         saidst, 

(  I  have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 
I  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  t?ie  people. 

20  I  have  found  David  my  servant ; 
With  my  holy  oil  have  1  anointed  him. 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established  : 
Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  : 
Nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 


LESSON    XXV.  49 

23  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before  his  face, 
And  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him  » 
And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea, 
And  his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  father, 
My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  my  firstborn, 
Higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  evermore, 
And  my  covenant  shall  standfast  with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure  for  ever,1 
And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

80  If  his  children  forsake  my  law, 
And  walk  not  in  my  judgments  ; 

31  If  they  break  my  statutes,  « 
And  keep  not  my  commandments  ; 

32  Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression  with  the  rod, 
And  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 

33  Nevertheless  my  lovingkindness  will  I  not  utterly  take 

from  him, 
Nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

34  My  covenant  will  I  not  break, 

Nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 


LESSON 
PSALM  XC. 

IORD,thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place, 
J  In  all  generations. 

2  j  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 

(  Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction  ; 
And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  but  as  yesterday 

when  it  is  past, 
And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

5  Thou  carrie  st  them  away  as  with  a  flood  ;  they  are  as 

a  sleep  : 
In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up  ; 


50  THE    PSALTER. 

6  In  the  morning  it  flourislieth,  and  groweth  up;' 
In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

7  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 
And  by  thy  wrath  we  are  troubled. 

8  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 
Our  secret  sins  in  the  Light  of  thy  countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath  : 
We  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ton  : 
And  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  fourscore  yean 
Yet  is  their  strength  labour  and  sorrow; 

For  it  is  soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger  ? 
Even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days, 

That  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 
*  13  Return,  0  LORD,  how  long? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

14  O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy  : 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast 

afflicted  us, 
And  the  years  wherein  we  Jiave  seen  evil. 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 
And  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 

17  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  LORD  our  God  be  upon  us : 
And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

YEA,  THE  WORK  OF  OUR  HANDS  ESTABLISH  THOU  IT. 


PSALM   XCI. 

TTE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High 
-LI  Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

2  I  will  say  of  the  LORD,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fort- 

ress : 
My  God  ;  in  him  will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the 

fowler, 
And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

4  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers,  and  under  his 

wings  shalt  thou  trust : 
His  truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 


LESSON    XXVI.  51 

5  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night ; 
Nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day  ; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness : 
Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  siie,  and  ten  thousand  at 

thy  right  hand ; 
But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

8  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold, 
And  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the  LOKD,  which  is  my  refuge, 
Even  the  Most  High,  thy  habitation  ; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 
Lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder : 

The  young  lion,  and  the  dragon,  shalt  thou  trample 
under  feet. 

14  Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will  I 

deliver  him : 
1  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my  name. 

15  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him:  I  will 

be  with  him  in  trouble  ; 
I  will  deliver  him  and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him, 
And  shew  him  my  salvation. 


LESSON   XXVI. 
PSALM   XCV. 

OH  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  LOKD  : 
Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Rock  of  our  Salva- 
tion. 

2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

3  For  the  LORD  is  a  great  God, 
And  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth.: 
The  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 


52  THE    PSALTER. 

5  The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it : 
And  his  Jiands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6  Oh  come  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  : 
Let  us  kneel  before  the  LOUD  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God  ; 

And  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of 
Ms  hand. 

8  (  To-day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 

\  Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  provocation, 
And  as  in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the  wilderness  : 

9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
Proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 

10  (  Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with  this  generation, 
|  And  said,  It  is  a  people  that  do  err  in  their  heart, 
And  they  have  not  known  my  ways  : 

11  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath 
That  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 


PSALM    XCVI. 

OH  sing  tmto  the  LORD  a  new  song  : 
Sing  unto  the  LORD,  all  the  earth, 

2  Sing  unto  the  LORD,  bless  his  name  ; 
Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen, 
His  wonders  among  all  people. 

4  For  the  LORD  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be  praised : 
He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

5  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols  : 
But  the  LORD  made  the  lieavenx. 

6  Honor  and  majesty  are  before  him  : 
Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

7  Give  unto  the  LORD,  O  ye  kindreds  of  the  people, 
Give  unto  the  LORD  glory  and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  LORD  the  glory  due  unto  his  name : 
Bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts. 

9  Oh  worship  the  LORD  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  : 
Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

10  (  Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  LORD  reigneth  : 
•j  The  world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not 
(         be  moved : 
He  shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 


LESSON    XXVII.  53 

11  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  earth  be  glad  ; 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is  therein : 
Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice, 

13  Before  the  LOUD  :  for  he  cometh, 
For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 
And  the  people  with  his  truth. 


LESSON   XXVII. 
PSALM    XCVIL 

THE  LORD  reigneth  ;  let  the  earth  rejoice  ; 
Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad  thereof.     . 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him  : 
Righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  his 

throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him, 

And  burneth  up  his  enemies  round  about. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world: 
Th,e  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  LORD, 
At  the  presence  of  the  LORD  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 
And  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 

7  j  Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 
(  That  boast  themselves  of  idols  : 

Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 

8  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad  :  and  the  daughters  of  Judah 

rejoiced, 
Because  of  thy  judgments,  0  LORD. 

9  For  thou,  LORD,  art  high  above  all  the  earth  : 
Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  Ye  that  love  the  LORD,   hate  evil :  he  preserveth  the 

souls  of  his  saints  ; 
He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  Jiand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous, 
And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  LORD,  ye  righteous, 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 


54  THE    PSALTER. 


PSALM  XCVIII. 

OH  sing  unto  the  LOUD  a  new  song ;  for  he  hath  done 
marvellous  things : 

His  right  hand  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  (/often  Jiim  the 
victory. 

2  The  LORD  hath  made  known  his  salvation  : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight  of 
the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy,  and  his  truth  toward 

the  house  of  Israel : 

All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 

4  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  LOUD,  all  the  earth : 
Make  a  loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  LORD  with  the  harp  ; 
With  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 

6  With  trumpets,  and  sound  of  cornet, 

Make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  LORD,  the  King. 

7  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof ; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

8  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands  : 
Let  the  hills  lie  joyful  together, 

9  Before  the  LORD  ;  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  ; 
With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world,  and  the 

people  with  equity. 


LESSON    XXVIII. 
PSALM   XCIII. 

fpHE  LORD  reigneth, 

JL  He  is  clothed  with  majesty  : 

The  LORD  is  clothed  with  strength,  wherewith  lie  hath 
girded  himself. 

The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

2  Thy  throne  is  established  of  old : 
Thou  art  from  everlasting. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  0  LOUD,  the  floods  have 

lifted  up  their  voice. 
The  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 


LESSON    XXVIII.  55 

4  The  LORD  on  high  is  mightier  than  the  noise  of  many 
waters, 

Yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 
6  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 

Holiness  becometh  thine  house,  0  LORD,  jfor  ever. 


PSALM   XCIX. 

THE  LORD  reigneth  ;  let  the  people  tremble : 
He   sitteth  between  the  cherubim;    let  the  earth  be 
moved. 

2  The  LORD  is  great  in  Zion ; 

And  he  is  high  above  all  the  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible  name  ; 
For  it  is-  holy. 

4  The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judgment ;  thou  dost 

establish  equity, 
Thou  executest  judgment  and  righteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  Exalt  ye  the  LORD  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  footstool  ;  for  he,  is  holy. 

6  j  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 

\  And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name  ; 
They  called  upon  the  LORD,  and  he  answered  them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy  pillar  : 

They  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  ordinance  that  he  gave 
them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  O  LORD  our  God  : 
(  Thou  wast  a  God  that  for gavest  them, 

\  Though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their  inventions. 

9  Exalt  the  LORD  our  God,  and  worship  at  his  holy  hill ; 
For  the  LORD  our  God  is  holy. 


PSALM    C. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  LORD,  all  ye  lands. 
2  Serve  the  LORD  with  gladness  :    come  before  his 

presence  with  singing. 
3  ( Know  ye  that  the  LORD  he  is  God : 
}  It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves  ; 
We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 


56  THE    PSALTER. 

4  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  hia 

courts  with  praise  : 
Be  thankful  unto  Mm,  and  Uess  Ms  name. 

5  For  the  LORD  is  good ;  his  mercy  is  everlasting ; 
And  his  truth  endureth  to  all  generations. 


LESSON 
PSALM   OIL 

HEAR  my  prayer,  0  LORD, 
And  let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 

2  ( Hide  not  thy  face  from  me 

•<  In  the  day  when  I  am  in  trouble  ;  incline  thine  ear 

(         unto  me : 

In  the  day  when  1  call  answer  me  speedily. 

3  For  my  days  are  consumed  like  smoke, 
And  my  bones  are  burned  as  a  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  withered  like  grass  ; 
So  that  1  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

5  i  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning  my  bones  cleave 
•<         to  my  skin. 

6  ( I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  wilderness  : 
1  am  like  an  owl  of  the  desert. 

7  ( I  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone  upon  the  house- 

top. 

8  (  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day  : 

And  they  that  are  mad  against  me  are  sworn  against 
me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread, 
And  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping. 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy  wrath  : 
For  thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and  cast  me  down. 

11  My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  declineth  ; 
And  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  O  LORD,  shalt  endure  for  ever  ; 
And  thy  remembrance  unto  all  generations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion : 

For  the  time  to  favour  her,  yea,  the  set  time,  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her  stones, 
And  favour  the  dust  thereof. 


LESSON    XXX.  57 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  LOBD, 
And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 

16  When  the  LORD  shall  build  up  Zion, 
He  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

17  He  will  regard  the  prayer 'of  the  destitute, 
And  not  despise  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come, 
And  the  people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise  the 

LORD. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the  height  of  his  sanc- 

tuary ; 
From  heaven  did  the  LORD  behold  the  earth  ; 

20  To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner  : 

To  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

21  To  declare  the  name  of  the  LORD  in  Zion, 
And  his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered  together, 
And  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  LORD. 

23  He.  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way ; 
He  shortened  my  days. 

24  I  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the  midst  of  my 

days : 
Thy  years  are  throughout  all  generations. 

25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth  : 
And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure  : 
Yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment; 

As  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall 
be  changed : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue, 
And  their  seed  shall  be  established  before  thee. 


LESSON 
PSALM  CIII. 

BLESS  the  LORD,  O  my  soul : 
And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy{ncvm6. 
2  Bless  the  LORD,  O  my  soul, 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 


58  THE    PSALTER. 

3  Who  forgivetli  all  thine  iniquities  ; 
Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lomngkindness   and    tender 
mercies; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things  ; 
80  that  thy  youth  'is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

6  The  LORD  executeth  righteousness, 
And  judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

7  He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 
His  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8  The  LORD  is  merciful  and  gracious, 
Slow  to  anger  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  always  chide  : 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins  ; 
Nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

11  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth, 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him-. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 
So  the  LORD  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  : 

As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth.  over  it,  and  it  is  gone  ; 
And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  LORD  is  from  everlasting  to  ever- 

lasting upon  them  that  fear  him. 
And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children  ; 

18  To  such  as   keep  his  covenant, 

And  to  those  that  remember  his  commandments  to  do 
them. 

19  The  LORD  hath  prepared  his  throne  in  the  heavens : 
And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  Bless  the  LORD,  ye  his  angels,  that  excel  in  strength, 
That  do  his  commandments,  hearkening  unto  the  wice 

of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  LORD,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 

Te  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 


LESSON    XXXI.  59 

Bless  the  LORD,  all  Ms  works  in  all  places  of  his  do- 
minion : 
Bless  the  LOUD,  0  my  soul. 


LESSON 
PSALM  CIV. 

BLESS  the  LOUD,  O  my  soul.    O  LORD  my  God,  thou 
art  very  great ; 
Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty. 

2  Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a  garment : 
Wfio  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain  : 

3  j  Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the  waters : 
"j  Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot : 

W7io  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind : 

4  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits ; 
Hi*  ministers  a  flaming  fire  : 

5  Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
That  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  garment : 
The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 

7  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8  They  go  up  by  the  mountains ;  they  go  down  by  the 

valleys, 
Unto  the  place  which  thou  hast  founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pass  over; 
That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  valleys, 
Which  run  among  the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field  : 
TVie  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  have  their  habi- 

tation, 
Which  sing  among  the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  liills  from  his  chambers  : 

The  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle, 
And  herb  for  the  service  of  man  : 

That  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the  earth  ; 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man, 


60  THE    PSALTER. 

And  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 

And  bread  which  strengthened  man's  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  LORD  are  full  of  sap  ; 

The  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests  : 

As  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house. 

18  The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the  wild  goats ; 
And  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 

19  He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons  : 
The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night : 
WJierein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

21  The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey, 
And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  themselves  together, 
And  lay  them  down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work 
And  to  his  labour  until  the  evening. 

24  0  LORD,  how  manifold  are  thy  works  !  in  wisdom  hast 

thou  made  them  all : 
The  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

25  So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea,  wherein  are  things  creep- 

ing innumerable, 
Both  small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships  : 

There  is  that  leviathan,  whom  thou  hast  made  to  play 
therein. 

27  These  wait  all  upon  thee  : 

That  thou  mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them  they  gather : 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  filled  with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  : 

Thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they  die,  and  return  to 
their  dust. 

30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created : 
And  thou  renewest  1he  face  of  the  earth. 

31  The  glory  of  the  LORD  shall  endure  for  ever  : 
The  LORD  shall  rejoice  in  his  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth : 
He  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they  smoke. 

33  I  will  sing  unto  the  LORD  as  long  as  I  live  : 

I  will  sing  praises  to  my  God  while  1  have  my  being. 


LESSON    XXXII.  61 

34  My  meditation  of  him  shall  "be  sweet-: 
1  will  be  glad  in  the  LORD. 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of  the  earth, 
And  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 

Bless  thou  the  LORD,  O  my  soul. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


0 


LESSON   XXXII. 
PSALM    CV. 

H  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD  ;  call  upon  his  name  ; 
Make  known  his  deeds  among  the  people. 

2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him  : 
Talk  ye  of  all  his  wondrous  works. 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  LORD. 

4  Seek  the  LORD,  and  his  strength  : 
Seek  his  face  evermore. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath  done ; 
His  wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his  mouth  ; 

6  O  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  servant, 
Ye  children  of  Jacob  his  chosen. 

7  He  is  the  LORD  our  God  : 

His  judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  covenant  for  ever, 

The  word  which  he  commanded  to  a  thousand  genera* 
tions. 

9  Which  covenant  he  made  with  Abraham, 
And  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob  for  a  law, 
And  to  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant  : 

11  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  1  give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
Tiie  lot  of  your  inheritance  : 

12  When  they  were  but  a  few  men  in  number ; 
Yea,  very  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one  nation  to  another, 
From  one  kingdom  to  another  people  ; 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong : 
Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes  ; 

15  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 
And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 


DIVERSITY 


62  THE    PSALTER. 

16  Moreover  lie  called  for  a  famine  upon  the  land : 
lie  brake  the  whole  staff  of  bread. 

17  He  sent  a  man  before  them, 

Even  Joseph,  who  was  sold  for  a  servant  : 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters 
He  was  laid  in  iron  : 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came  : 
The  word  of  the  LORD  tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him  : 

Even  the  ruler  of  the  people,  and  let  him  go  free, 

21  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house, 
And  ruler  of  all  his  substance  : 

22  To  hind  his  princes  at  his  pleasure  ; 
And  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 

23  Israel  also  came  into  Egypt ; 

And  Jacob  sojourned  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  greatly  ; 
And  made  them  stronger  than  their  enemies. 

25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his  people, 
To  deal  subtilely  with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses,  his  servant ; 
And  Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  shewed  his  signs  among  them, 
And  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark  ; 
And  they  rebelled  not  against  his  word. 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood, 
And  slew  their  fish. 

30  Their  land  brought  forth  frogs  in  abundance, 
In  the  cliambers  of  their  kings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  divers  sorts  of  flies, 
And  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain, 
And  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also,  and  their  fig  trees  ; 
And  brake  the  trees  of  their  coasts. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locusts  came, 

And  caterpillars,  and  that  without  number  t 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs  in  their  land, 
And  devoured  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  firstborn  in  their  land, 
The  chief  of  all  their  strength. 


LESSON    XXXIII.  63 

87  He  brought  them  forth  also  with  silver  and  gold  : 
And  there  was  not  one  feeble  person  among  their  tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they  departed  : 
For  the  fear  of  them  fell  upon  them. 

39  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  covering  ; 
And  fire  to  give  light  in  the  night. 

40  The  people  asked,  and  he  brought  quails, 
And  satisfied  them  with  the  bread  of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  rock  and  the  waters  gushed  out ; 
They  ran  in  the  dry  places  like  a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise, 
And  Abraham,  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with  joy, 
And  his  chosen  with  gladness  : 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  heathen : 
And  they  inherited  the  labour  of  the  people  ; 

45  That  they  might  observe  his  statutes, 
And  keep  his  laws. 

PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


LESSON 

PSALM   CVII. 

OH  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD,  for  he  is  good, 
For  his  mercy  endurethfor  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  LORD  say  so, 

Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy  ; 

3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 

From  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  from  the  north,  and 
from  the  south. 

4  They  wandered  in  the  wilderness,  in  a  solitary  way  ; 
They  found  no  city  to  dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty, 
Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  LORD  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  right  way, 
1  hat  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

8  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  LORD  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 


64:  THE    PSALTER. 

9  For  lie  satisfieth  the  longing  soul, 
And  fill eth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  sit  in  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death, 
Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron  ; 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 
And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labour; 
They  fell  down  and  there  was  none  to  help. 

13  Then  they  cried  unto  the  LORD  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness,  and  the  shadow  of 

death, 
And  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 

15  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  LORD  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  because  of  their  transgression, 
And  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat ; 
And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  LORD  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

20  He  sent  his  word,  and  healed  them, 

And  delivered  them  from  their  destructions. 

21  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  LORD  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

22  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving, 
And  declare  his  works  with  rejoicing. 

23  They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 
That  do  business  in  great  waters  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the  LORD, 
And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind, 
Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to 

the  depths ; 
Their  soul  is  melted  because  of  trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man, 
And  are  at  their  wit's  end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  LORD  in  their  trouble, 
And  lie  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 


LESSON    XXXIV.  65 

29  He  maketli  the  storm  a  calin, 

So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet ; 
So  he  bringeth  them  unto  their  desired  haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  LORD  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men! 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  congregation  of  the 

people, 
And  praise  Mm  in  the  assembly  of  the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 
And  the  watersprings  into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A  fruitful  land  into  barrenness, 

For  the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a  standing  water, 
And  the  dry  ground  into  water 'springs. 

30  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell, 
That  they  may  prepare  a  city  for  habitation  ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant  vineyards, 
Which  may  yield  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they   are   multiplied 

greatly ; 
And  suffereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  and  brought  low, 
Ihrough  oppression,  affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes. 

And  caufteth  them  to  wander  in  the  wilderness,  where 
there  is  no  way. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from  affliction, 
And  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 

42  The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  rejoice  : 
And  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  observe  these  things, 

Even  they  shall  understand  the  lovingkindness  of  the 
LORD. 


LESSON 

PSALM    CXI. 

PRAISE  ye  the  LORD.    I  will  praise  the  LORD  with  my 
whole  heart, 
In  the  assembly  of  the  upright  and  in  the  congregation. 


66  THE    PSALTER. 

2  The  works  of  the  LORD  are  great, 

Sought  out  of  all  them  thfit  have  pleasure  therein. 

3  His  work  is  honourable  and  glorious  : 
And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remembered : 
The  LORD  is  gracious  and  full  of  compass-ion. 

5  He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that  fear  him : 
He  will  ever  lie  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

6  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power  of  his  works 
That  he  may  give  them  the  heritage  of  the  heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and  j  udgment ; 
All  his  commandments  are  sure. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever, 
And  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

9  (  He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people  : 

1  He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever  : 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

10  The  fear  of  the  LORD  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  : 
A  good  understanding  7tave  all  they  that  do  his  com- 
mandments : 

HlS   PRAISE   ENDURETH   FOR   EVER. 


PSALM    CXII 

PRAISE  ye  the  LORD.     Blessed  is  the  man  that  fearetL 
the  LORD, 
That  delight eth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  : 

The  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 

3  Wealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his  house  : 
And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  darkness  : 
He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

5  A  good  man  shewet'h  favour,  and  leudeth ; 
He  will  guide  his  affairs  with  discretion. 

6  Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  for  ever  : 

The  righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  remembrance. 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 
His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  LORD. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  he  shall  not  be  afraid, 
Until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his  enemies. 


LESSON    XXXV.  67 

9  j  He  liatli  dispersed,  lie  liatli  given  to  the  poor  : 
(  His  righteousness  endureth  for  ever ; 
His  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 
10  \  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be  grieved ; 

1  He  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  melt  away : 
The  desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


PSALM  CX1II. 

PRAISE  ye  the  LORD.     Praise,  O  ye  servants  of  the 
JL         LORD, 

Praise  the  name  of  the  LORD. 

2  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  LORD, 
From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

3  From  the  rising  of  the  sun,  unto  the  going  down  of  the 

Bame, 
The  LORD'S  name  is  to  be  praised. 

4  The  LORD  is  high  above  all  nations, 
And  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  LORD  our  God, 
Who  dwelleth  on  high, 

6  Who  humbleth  himself  to  behold 

TJie  things  that  are  in  heaven,  and  in  the  earth! 

7  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 
And  lifteth  the  needy  out  of  the  dunghill; 

8  That  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 
Even  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 

9  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep  house, 
And  to  be  a  joyful  mother  of  children. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


LESSON   XXXV. 
PSALM  CXIV. 

WHEN  Israel  went  out  of  Egypt, 
The  house,  of  Jacob  from  a  people  of  strange  lan- 
guage ; 

2  Judah  was  his  sanctuary, 
And  Israel  his  dominion. 


18  THE    PSALTER. 

3  The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled  : 
Jordan  was  driven  back. 

4  The  mountains  skipped  like  rams, 
And  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea,  that  thou  fleddest  ? 
Thou  Jordan,  that  thou  wast  driven  back  ? 

6  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like  rams  ; 
And  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs? 

7  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  LORD, 
At  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

8  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  standing  water, 
The  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 

PSALM  CXV. 

"VTOT  unto  us,  O  LORD,  not  unto  us,  but  unto  thy  name 
ll         give  glory, 
For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truths  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 
Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

3  But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens  : 

He  hath  done  ichatsoever  he  hath  pleased. 

4  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold, 
The  work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not : 
Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not  : 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not : 
Noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not : 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not : 

Feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not :  neither  speak  they 
through  their  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them ; 
So  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

9  O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  LORD  : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  LORD  : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  LORD,  trust  in  the  LORD  : 
He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

12  ( The  LORD  hath  been  mindful  of  us :   he  will  bless 

us; 

( He  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ; 
He  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron 


LESSON    XXXVI.  69 

13  He  will  blpss  them  that  fear  the  LORD, 
Both  small  and  great. 

14  The  LOUD  shall  increase  you  more  and  more 
You  and  your  children. 

15  Ye  are  blessed  of  the  LORD 
Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are  the  LORD'S  : 
But  the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  LORD, 
Neither  any  that  go  down  into  silence. 

18  But  we  will  bless  the  LORD, 

From  this  time  forth,  and  for  evermore. 
PRAISE  THE  LORD. 


LESSON 

PSALM  CXV1II. 

OH  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD  ;  for  he  is  good : 
Because  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  Israel  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say, 
That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  LORD  say, 
That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  LORD  in  distress  : 

The  LORD  answered  me,  and  set  me  in  a  large  place. 

6  The  LORD  is  on  my  side  ;  I  will  not  fear  : 
What  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

7  The  LORD  taketh  my  part  with  them  that  help  me  : 
Therefore  shall  I  see  my  desire  upon  them  tliat  Jiate  me. 

8  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  LORD 
Than  to  put  confidence  in  man. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  LORD 
Than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  about : 

But  in  the  name  of  the  LORD  will  1  destroy  them. 

11  They  compassed  me  about  ;  yea,  they  compassed  me 

about : 
But  in  the  name  of  the  LORD  1  will  destroy  them. 


70  THE    PSALTER. 

12  (  They  compassed  me  about  like  bees  ; 

(  They  are  quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns  : 

For  in  the  name  of  the  LORD  1  will  destroy  them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I  might  fall : 
But  the  LORD  helped  me. 

14  The  LORD  is  my  strength  and  song, 
And  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is  in  the  taberna- 

cles of  the  righteous : 
The  right  hand  of  the  LORD  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  LORD  is  exalted  : 
The  right  hand  of  the  LORD  doeth  valiantly, 

17  I  shall  not  die,  but  live, 

And  declare  the  works  of  the  LORD. 

18  The  LORD  hath  chastened  me  sore  : 
But  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness : 

I  will  go  into  them,  and  I  will  praise  the  LORD  : 

20  This  gate  of  the  LORD, 

Into  which  the  righteous  shall  enter. 

21  I  will  praise  thee :  for  thou  hast  heard  me, 
And  art  become  my  salvation. 

22  The  stone  which  the  builders  refused 
IK  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  the  LORD'S  doing  ; 
It  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  LORD  hath  made  ; 
We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  0  LORD  : 

O  LORD,  1  beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 

26  Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  LORD; 
We  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

27  God  is  the  LORD,  which  hath  shewed  us  light : 

Bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even  unto  the  horns  of  the 
altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  praise  thee : 
Thou  art  my  God,  1  will  exalt  thee. 

29  Oh  give  thanks  unto  the  LORD  ;  for  he  is  good : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


LESSON    XXXVII.  71 


LESSON 

PSALM    CXIX,  97-128. 

OH  how  love  I  thy  law  ! 
It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  commandments  hast  made  me  wiser 

than  mine  enemies  : 
For  they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I  have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers  : 
For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

100  I  understand  more  than  the  ancients, 
Because  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

101  I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  evil  way, 
That  1  might  keep  thy  word. 

103  I  have  not  departed  from  thy  judgments 
For  thou  hast  taught  me. 

103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste  : 
Tea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth. 

104  Through  thy  precepts  1  get  understanding: 
Therefore  2  hate  every  false  way. 

105  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 
And  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform  it, 
That  1  will  keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much  : 

Quicken  me,  0  LORD,  according  unto  thy  word. 

108  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  offerings  of  my 

mouth,  O  LOUD, 
And  teach  me  thy  judgments. 

109  My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand  .' 
Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me  ; 
Yet  I  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  a  heritage  for  ever: 
For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

112  I  have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes 
Alway,  even  unto  the  end. 

113  I  hate  vain  thoughts  : 
But  thy  law  do  1  love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding  place  and  my  shield  : 
1  hope  in  thy  word. 


72  THE    PSALTER. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil  doers  : 

For  1  will  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy  word,  that  I  may  live  : 
And  let  me  not  be  ashamed  of  iny  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be  safe  : 

And  I  will  have  respect  unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them  that  err  from  thy 

statutes : 
For  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

119  Thou   puttest  away  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth  like 

dross : 
Therefore  Hove  thy  testimonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee : 
And  1  am  afraid  of  thy  judgments. 

121  I  have  done  judgment  and  justice  : 
Leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant  for  good  : 
Let  not  the  proud  oppress  me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation, 
And  for  the  word  of  thy  righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according  unto  thy  mercy, 
And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

125  I  am  thy  servant ;  give  me  understanding, 
That  I  may  know  thy  testimonies. 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  LORD,  to  work  : 
For  they  have  made  void  thy  law. 

127  Therefore  I  love  thy  commandments 
Above  gold;  yea,  above  fine  gold. 

128  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy  precepts   concerning  all 

things  to  be  right ; 
And  I  hate  every  false  way. 


LESSON   XXXVIII. 
PSALM    CXIX,  129-160. 

T^HY  testimonies  are  wonderful : 
JL   Therefore  doth  my  soul  keep  them. 
13J  The  entrance  of  thy  words  giveth  light ; 
It  giveth  understanding  unto  the  simple. 
131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  panted  : 
For  1  longed  for  thy  commandments. 


LESSON    XXXVIII  .  73 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me, 
As  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy  name. 

133  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word : 

And  let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over  me. 

134  Deliver  me  from  the  oppression  of  man  : 
So  will  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant ; 
And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

136  Rivers  of  waters  run  down  mine  eyes, 
Because  they  keep  not  thy  laic. 

137  Righteous  art  thou,  0  LOUD, 
And  upright  are  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou  hast  commanded  are  right- 

eous, 
And  very  faithful. 

139  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me, 

Because  mine  enemies  have  forgotten  thy  words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure  : 
Therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despised  : 

Yet  do  not  1  forget  thy  precepts. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  righteousness, 
And  thy  law  is  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken  hold  on  me  : 
Yet  thy  commandments  are  my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  testimonies  is  everlasting  : 
Give  me  understanding,  and  1  shall  live. 

145  I  cried  with  my  whole  heart  ;  hear  me  0  LORD  : 
7  will  keep  thy  'statutes. 

146  I  cried  unto  thee  ;  save  me, 
And  I  shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  I  prevented  the  dawning  of  the  morning,  and  cried, 
1  hoped  in  thy  word. 

148  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  night  watches, 
That  1  might  meditate  in  thy  word. 

149  Hear  my  voice,  according  unto  thy  lovingkindness  : 
0  LORD,  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgment. 

150  They  draw  nigh  that  follow  after  mischief  : 
They  are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  near,  O  LORD  ; 

And  all  thy  commandments  are  truth. 

152  Concerning  thy  testimonies,  I  have  known  of  old 
That  thou  hast  founded  them  for  ever. 


74:  TEE    PSALTER. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  deliver  me  : 
For  1  do  not  forget  thy  law. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me: 
Quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 

•  155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked : 
For  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  O  LORD  : 
Quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine  enemies  ; 
Yet  do  I  not  decline  from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was  grieved  ; 
Because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy  precepts : 

Quicken  me,  0  LORD,  according  to  thy  lomngkindness. 

160  Thy  word  is  true  from  the  beginning : 

And  every  one  of  thy  righteous  judgments  endureth  for 
ever. 


LESSON 

PSALM    CXXI. 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
From  whence  cometh  my  help. 

2  My  help  cometh  from  the  LORD, 
Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved: 
He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 
Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  LORD  is  thy  keeper : 

The  LORD  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

6  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 
Nor  the  moon  by  night. 

7  The  LORD  shall  preserve  thee  from  all  evil : 
He  shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

8  The  LORD  shall  preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy  coin- 

ing in, 
From  this  time  forth,  and  even  for  evermore. 


LESSON    XXXIX.  75 


PSALM    CXXII. 

I\V  AS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 
Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates,  0  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city  that  is  compact  together  : 

4  Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes  of  the  LORD, 
Unto  the  testimony  of  Israel,  to  give  thanks  unto  the 

name  of  the  LORD. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 
The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  : 
They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls, 

And  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes, 
1  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the  LORD  our  God, 
1  will  seek  thy  good. 


PSALM   CXXIII. 

UNTO  thee  I  lift  up  mine  eyes, 
0  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  heavens. 

2  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand  of 

their  masters, 

And  as  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her  mis- 
tress ; 

So  our  eyes  wait  upon  the  LORD  our  God, 

Until  that  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  0  LORD,  have  mercy  upon  us  : 
For  we  are  exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled  with  the   scorning  of 

those  that  are  at  ease, 
And  with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 


PSALM  CXXV. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  LORD  shall  be  as  Mount  Zion, 
Which  cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth  for  ever. 


76  THE    PSALTER. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 

So  the  LOUD  is  round  about  his  people,  from  henceforth 
even  for  ever. 

3  For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not  rest  upon  the  lot 

of  the  righteous  ; 
Lest  the  righteous  put  forth  their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  O  LORD,  unto  those  that  be  good, 
And  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their  crooked  ways, 
The  LORD  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  workers  of  in- 
iquity. 

BUT   PEACE   SHALL  BE  UPON   ISRAEL. 


LESSON    XL. 
PSALM  CXXXIII. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 
For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity, 
2  jit  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head, 
( That  ran  down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron's  beard: 
That  went  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 
8  As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  dew  that  descended 

upon  the  mountains  of  Zion  : 

For  there  the  LORD  commanded  the  blessing,  even  life 
for  evermore. 

PSALM    CXXXIV. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  LORD,  all  ye  servants  of  the 
LORD, 
Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 
And  bless  the  LORD. 

3  The  LORD,  that  made  heaven  and  earth, 
Bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 

PSALM    CXXXV. 

PRAISE  ye  the  LORD.     Praise  ye  the  name  of  the 
LORD; 
Praise  him,  0  ye  servants  of  the  LORD. 


LESSON    XL.  77 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  LORD, 
In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  LORD  ;  for  the  LORD  is  good  : 
Sing  praises  unto  his  name  ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 

4  For  the  LORD  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto  himself, 
And  Israel  for  his.  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  LORD  is  great, 
And  that  our  LORD  is  above  all  gods. 

6  Whatsoever  the  LORD  pleased,  that  did  he  in  heaven, 

and  in  earth, 
In  the  seas,  and  all  deep  places. 

7  ( He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends  of 

the  earth  : 

( He  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain  : 
He  bringeth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

8  Who  smote  the  firstborn  of  Egypt, 
Both  of  man  and  beast. 

9  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  the  midst  of  thee, 

0  Egypt, 
Upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  servants. 

10  Who  smote  great  nations,  and  slew  mighty  kings  ; 

11  (Sihon,  king  ofttie  Amorites,  and  Og,  king  of  Bashant 
(And  all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan : 

12  And  gave  their  land  for  a  heritage, 
A  heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 

13  Thy  name,  0  LORD,  endureth  for  ever ; 

And  thy  memorial,  0  LORD,  tJiroughout  all  generations. 

14  For  the  LORD  will  judge  his  people, 

And  he  will  repent  himself  concerning  his  servants. 

15  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver  and  gold, 
The  work  of  men's  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths  but  they  speak  not ; 
Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not  ; 
Neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them : 
So  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

19  Bless  the  LORD,  O  house  of  Israeli 
Bless  the  LORD,  0  house  of  Aaron  : 

20  Bless  the  LORD,  O  house  of  Levi ; 

Ye  that  fear  the  LORD,  bless  the  LORD. 

21  Blessed  be  the  LORD  out  of  Zion, 
Which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


78  THE    PSALTER. 

LESSON   XL1. 
PSALM    CXXXVIII. 

I  WILL  praise  tliee  with  my  whole  heart : 
Before  the  gods  will  1  sing  praise  unto  thee. 

2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 
And  praise  thy  name, 

For  thy  lovingkindness  and  for  thy  truth  : 

For  thou  hast  magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answeredst  me, 
And  strengthenedst  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise  thee,  O  LORD, 
When  they  hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the  LORD  : 
For  great  is  the  glory  of  the  LORD. 

6  Though  the  LORD  be  high,  yet  hath  he  respect  unto 

the  lowly : 
But  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar  off. 

7  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  re- 

vive me : 

{TJwu  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the  wrath 
of  mine  enemies, 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  sane  me. 

8  j  The  LORD  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me  : 
( Thy  mercy,  0  LORD,  endureth  for  ever : 
Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 

PSALM  CXXXIX. 

(  A  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known  me. 
\  \J  2  Thou  kuowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  upris- 
ing; 
Thou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

3  Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my  lying  down, 
And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 
But  lo,  0  LORD,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

6  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 
And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 


LESSON    XLI.  79 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me ; 
It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  spirit  ? 

Or  whither  shall  1  flee  from  thy  presence  f 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  1  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall  cover  me ; 
Even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  j  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee  ; 
/  But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day  : 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins  : 

Thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  womb. 

14  I  will  praise  thee ;  for  I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully- 

made  : 

Marvellous  are  thy  works;  and  that  my  soul  knoweth 
right  well. 

15  My   substance   was  not  hid   from  thee,  when   I   waa 

made  in  secret, 
And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

16  j  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  being  unperfect ; 
\  And  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were  written, 

Which  in  continuance  were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there 
was  none  of  them. 

17  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  0  God  1 
How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number 

than  the  sand : 
When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O  God  1 
Depart  from  me,  therefore,  ye  bloody  ment 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly, 
And  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  LORD,  that  hate  thee  ? 

And  am  I  not  grieved  with  those  that  rise  up  against 
thee  f 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred  : 
I  count  them  mine  enemies. 


80  THE    PSALTER. 

23  Searcli  me,  0  God,  and  know  my  heart : 
Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts  : 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in  ine, 
And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


LESSON     XLII. 
PSALM  CXLIV. 

BLESSED  be  the  LORD  my  strength, 
Which  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  and  my  fingers  to 
fight. 

2  My  goodness,  and  my  fortress  ; 
My  high  tower,  and  my  deliverer  ; 
My  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I  trust : 
Who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 

3  LORD,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge  of 

him! 
Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  account  of  him! 

4  Man  is  like  to  vanity  : 

His  days  are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 

5  Bow  thy  heavens,  0  LORD,  and  come  down  : 
Touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall  smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them  : 
Shoot  out  thine  arrows,  and  destroy  them, 

7  Send  thine  hand  from  above  ;  rid  me,  and  deliver  me 

out  of  great  waters, 
From  the  hand  of  strange  children  ; 

8  Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity, 

And,  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  thee,  O  God : 

Upon  a  psaltery  and  an  instrument  often  strings  will  I 
sing  praises  unto  thee. 

10  It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto  kings  : 

Who  delivereth  David  his  servant  from  the  hurtful 
sword. 

11  (Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  strange  chil- 

dren, 

(  Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity, 
And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood : 


LESSON    XLII.  £1 

12  That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  grown   up   in  their 

youth ; 

That  our  daughters  may  be  as  corner  stones,  polished 
after  the  similitude  of  a  palace  ; 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full,  affording  all  manner  of 

store  ; 

That  our  sheep   may  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten 
thousands  in  our  streets  : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  labour ;  that  there  be 

no  breaking  in,  nor  going  out : 
That  there  be  no  complaining  in  our  streets. 

15  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is  in  such  a  case : 
Yea,  happy  is  that  people  whose  God  is  the  LORD. 

PSALM    CXLV. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  king  ; 
And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 

And  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

3  Great  is  the  LORD,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  ; 
And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  to  another, 
And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of  thy  majesty, 
And  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible  acts  : 
And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness : 

7  They  shall  abundantly  utter  the  memory  of  thy  great 

goodness, 
And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8  The  LORD  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion  ; 
Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mcvcy. 

9  The  LORD  is  good  to  all : 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  0  LORD  ; 
And  thy  saints  shall  bless  tfiee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 
And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty  acts, 
And  the  glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom, 

And  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  generations. 
6 


82  THE    PSALTER. 

14  The  LORD  upholdetli  all  that  fall, 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 

And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  tliine  hand, 

And  satisfiest  the  desire  of  every  living  tiling. 

17  The  LORD  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways, 
And  holy  in  all  his  works. 

18  The  LORD  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him, 
To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him, 
He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

20  The  LORD  preserve th  all  them  that  love  him  : 
But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  LORD  : 
And  let  all  flesh  bless  lis  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

LESSON    XLIII, 
PSALM  CXLVI. 

pRAISE  ye  the  LORD. 

-L    Praise  the  LORD,  0  my  soul. 

2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  LORD  : 

I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  2  have  any  being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His   breath  goeth   forth,  he   returneth   to  his  earth; 
In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish. 

5  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his  help, 
Whose  hope  is  in  the  LORD  his  God  : 

6  Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that 

therein  is  : 
Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever. 

7  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  oppressed: 
Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry. 

The  LORD  looseth  the  prisoners  : 

8  The  LORD  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind  : 

The  LORD  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed  down : 
The  LORD  loveth  the  righteous  ; 

9  The  LORD  preserveth  the  strangers :  he  relieveth  the 

fatherless  and  the  widow  ; 
But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 


LESSON    XLIII.  83 

10  The  LORD  shall  reign  for  ever, 

Even  thy  God,  0  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


PSALM    CXLVII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  LORD  :  for  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto 
JL          our  God; 
For  it  is  pleasant,  and  praise  is  comely. 

2  The  LORD  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  : 

He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

3  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart, 
And  bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars ; 
He  calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 

5  Great  is  our  LORD,  and  of  great  power : 
His  understanding  is  infinite. 

6  The  LORD  lifteth  up  the  meek  : 

He  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

7  Sing  unto  the  LORD  with  thanksgiving  ; 
Sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God. 

8  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,  who  prepareth 

rain  for  the  earth, 
Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food, 
And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse  : 
He  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  'man. 

11  The  LORD  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 
In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  LORD,  O  Jerusalem  ; 
Praise  thy  God,  0  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates  ; 
He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders, 

And  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  upon  earth  : 
His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool : 

He  scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels  : 
Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 


84  THE    PSALTER. 

18  He  sendetli  out  his  word,  and  meltetli  them  : 
He  causeth  Ms  wind  to  Now,  and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

20  He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : 

And  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


LESSON    XL IV. 
PSALM  CXLVIII. 

PRAISE  ye  the  LORD.     Praise  ye  the  LORD  from  the 
heavens : 
Praise  him  in  the  heights. 

2  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  : 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon  : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him  ye  heavens  of  heavens. 
And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

5  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  LORD  : 
For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

6  He  hath  also  stablished  them  xor  ever  and  ever : 
He  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pass. 

7  Praise  the  LORD  from  the  earth, 
Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps  : 

8  Fire,  and  hail ;  snow,  and  vapour  ; 
Stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word  : 

9  Mountains,  and  all  hills  ; 
fruitful  trees,  and  all  cedars  : 

10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle  ; 
Creeping  things,  and  flying  fowl  : 

11  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people  ; 
Princes  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

12  Both  young  men,,  and  maidens  : 
Old  men,  and  children  : 

13  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  LORD  :  for  his  name 

alone  is  excellent ; 
His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  people, 
The  praise  of  all  his  saints  ; 

Even  of  the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


LESSON    XL  IV.  85 


PSALM    CXLIX. 

PRAISE  ye  the   LORD.     Sing   unto  the   LoilD  a  new 
song, 
And  his  praise  in  the  congregation  of  saints. 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him  : 

Let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 

3  Let  them  praise  him  in  the  dance  : 

Let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and 
harp. 

4  For  the  LORD  taketh  pleasure  in  his  people  : 
He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation. 

5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory  : 
Let  them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds. 

6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  their  moutli, 
And  a  two-edged  sword  in  their  hand  ; 

7  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  heathen, 
And  punisJiments  upon  the  people  ; 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains, 
And  their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron  ; 

9  To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment  written . 
TJiis  honour  have  all  his  saints. 

PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 


PSALM    CL. 

pRAISE  ye  the  LORD.    Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary  : 
.1    Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

2  Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  : 

Praise  him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 
Praise  him  witJi  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance  : 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  organs.  ' 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  : 
Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

6  Let  everything  that  hath  breath  praise  the  LORD. 
PRAISE  YE  THE  LORD. 

[NOTE. — A  few  lessons  are  added  from  the  Messianic  prophecies  of 
Isaiah— similar  to  the  Psalms  in  their  poetical  structure,  and  equally  ap- 
propriate for  responsive  reading.] 


;  THE    PSALTER. 

LESSON    XLV, 
ISAIAH   XI,  1-9. 

AND  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod  out  of  the  stem  of 
Jesse, 
And  a  Branc7i  shall  grow  out  of  his  roots  : 

2  And  the  spirit  of  the  LORD  shall  rest  upon  him, 
The  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding, 

The  spirit  of  counsel  and  might, 

The  spirit  ofknoicledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the  LORD ; 

3  And  shall  make  him  of  quick  understanding, 
In  the  fear  of  the  LORD  : 

And  he  shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes, 
Neither  reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears  : 

4  But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  poor, 
And  reprove  with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth. 
And  he  shall  smite  the  earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth, 
And  with  the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the  wicked. 

5  And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins, 
And  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

6  The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the  lamb, 
And  the  leopard  shall  lie  down  with  the  kid  ; 

And  the  calf,  and  the  young  lion,  and  the  fatling  to- 
gether ; 
And  a  little  child  shall  lead  them. 

7  And  the   cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed  ;  their  young 

ones  shall  lie  down  together  ; 
And  the  lion  shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 

8  And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the  hole  of  the 

asp, 

And  the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  Jiand  on  the  cocka- 
trice' den. 

9  They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy  moun- 

tain, 

For  the  earth  shall  befall  of  the  knowledge  of  the  LORD, 
as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

ISAIAH    XLII,  1-12. 

BEHOLD  my  servant,  whom  I  uphold  ; 
Mine  elect,  in  whom  my  soul  delighteth  ; 


LESSON    XLV.  87 

I  have  put  my  Spirit  upon  him  ; 

He  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the  Gentiles. 

2  He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up, 

Nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard  in  the  street. 

3  A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  the  smoking  flax 

shall  he  not  quench : 
He  shall  bring  forth  judgment  unto  truth. 

4  He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  lie  have  set 

judgment  in  the  earth  : 
And  the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

5  Thus  saith  God  the  LORD, 

He  that  created  the  heavens,  and  stretched  them  out  / 

He  that  spread  forth  the  earth, 

And  that  which  cometh  out  of  it  ; 

He  that  giveth  breath  unto  the  people  upon  it, 

And  spirit  to  them  that  walk  therein  ; 

6  I  the  LORD  have  called  thee  in  righteousness, 
And  will  hold  thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee, 
And  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of  the  people, 
For  a  light  of  the  Gentiles  ; 

7  To  open  the  blin^J  eyes,  to  bring  out  the  prisoners  from 

the  prison, 
And  them  that  sit  in  darkness,  out  of  the  prison-house. 

8  I  am  the  LORD  :  that  is  my  name  :  and  my  glory  will  I 

not  give  to  another, 
Neither  my  praise  to  graven  images. 

9  Behold  the  former  things  are  come  to  pass,  and  new 

things  do  I  declare  : 
Before  they  spring  forth  1  tell  you  of  them. 

10  Sing  unto  the  LORD  a  new  song, 

And  his  praise  from  the  end  of  the  earth, 

Ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  all  that  is  therein  ; 

The  isles,  and  the  inhabitants  thereof. 

11  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities  thereof  lift  up  their 

voice, 

The  villages  that  Kedar  doth  inhabit  : 
Let  the  inhabitants  of  the  rock  sing, 
Let  them  shout  from  the  top  of  the  mountains. 

12  Let  them  give  glory  unto  the  LORD, 
And  declare  his  praise  in  the  islands. 


88  THE    PSALTER. 

LESSON  XLVI. 
ISAIAH    LXI,  1-7. 

THHE  Spirit  of  the  LORD  God  is  upon  me  ; 
A  Because  the  LORD  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  good 
tidings  unto  the  meek. 

He  hath  sent  me  to  bind  up  the  broken-hearted, 

(  To  proclaim  liberty  to  tlw  captives, 

( And  the  opening  of  the  prison  to  them  that  are  bound. 

2  j  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year  of  the  LORD, 
{  And  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our  God  ; 

To  comfort  all  that  mourn  ; 

3  To  appoint  unto  them  that  mourn  in  Zion, 
To  give  unto  them  beauty  for  ashes, 

The  oil  of  joy  for  mourning, 
The  garment  of  praise  for  the  spirit  of  heaviness  ; 
That  they  might  be  called  trees  of  righteousness  : 
The  planting  of  the  LORD,  that  he  might  be  glorified. 

4  And  they  shall  build  the  old  wastes, 
They  shall  raise  up  the  former  desolations, 
And  they  shall  repair  the  waste  cities, 
The  desolations  of  many  generations. 

5  And  strangers  shall  stand  and  feed  your  flocks, 

And  the  sons  of  the  alien  shall  be  your  ploughmen  and 
your  vine-dressers. 

6  But  ye  shall  be  named  the  Priests  of  the  LORD  : 
Men  shall  call  you  the  Ministers  of  our  God. 

Ye  shall  eat  the  riches  of  the  Gentiles, 
And  in  their  glory  shall  ye  boast  yourselves. 

7  For  your  shame  ye  shall  have  double ; 

And  for  confusion  they  shull  rejoice  in  their  portion  ; 
Therefore  in  their  land  they  shall  possess  the  double  : 
Everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon  them. 


ISAIAH  LV,  1-13. 

HO,  every  one  that  thirsteth,  come  ye  to  the  waters, 
And  he  that  hath  no  money  :  come  ye,  buy,  and  eat ; 
Yea,  come,  buy  wine  and  milk, 
Without  money  and  without  price. 


LESSON    XLVI.  89 

2  Wherefore  do  ye  spend  money  for  that  which  is  not 

bread  ? 

And  your  labour  for  that  which  satisfieth  not  ? 
Hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  ye  that  which  ia 

good, 
And  let  your  soul  delight  itself  in  fatness. 

3  Incline,  your  ear,  and  come  unto  me; 
Hear,  and  your  soul  shall  live  : 

And  I  will  make  an  everlasting  covenant  with  you, 
JSve n  the  sure  mercies  of  David. 

4  Behold,  1  have  given  him  for  a  witness  to  the  people, 
A  leader  and  commander  to  the  people. 

5  Behold,  thou  shalt  call  a  nation  that  thou  knowest  not, 
And  nations  that  knew  not  thee  shall  ran  unto  thee, 
Because  of  the  LORD  thy  God,  and  for  the  Holy  One  of 

Israel ; 
For  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

6  Seek  ye  the  LORD  while  he  may  be  found, 
Call  ye  upon  him  while  he  is  near  : 

7  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way, 

And  the  unrighteous  man  his  thoughts  : 

And  let  him  return  unto  the  LORD,  and  he  will  have 

mercy  upon  him  ; 
And  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon,. 

8  For  my  thoughts  are  not  your  thoughts, 
Neither  are  your  ways  my  ways,  saitJi  the  LORD. 

9  j  For  as  the  heavens  are  higher  than  the  earth, 
( So  are  my  ways  higher  than  your  ways, 
And  my  thoughts  than  your  thoughts. 

10  For   as   the   rain   cometh  down,   and  the   snow   from 

heaven, 

And  returneth  not  thither, 
But  watereth  the  earth,  and  maketh  it  bring  forth  and 

bud, 
That  it  may  give  seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  to  the 

eater : 

1 1  So  shall  my  word  be  that  goeth  forth  out  of  my  mouth  ; 
It  shall  not  return  unto  me  void, 

But  it  shall  accomplish  that  which  I  please, 
And  it  shall  prosper  in  the  thing  whereto  1  sent  it. 

12  For  ye  shall  go  out  with  joy, 
And  be  led  forth  with  peace  : 


0  THE    PSALTER. 

The  mountains  and  the  hills  shall  break  forth  before 

you  into  singing, 

And  all  the  trees  of  the  field  shall  clap  their  7iands. 
13  Instead  of  the  thorn  shall  come  up  the  fir  tree, 

And  instead  of  the  brier  shall  come  up  the  myrtle  tree  : 

And  it  shall  be  to  the  LORD  for  a  name, 

For  an  everlasting  sign  that  shall  not  be  cut  off. 

LESSON   ZLV1I. 
ISAIAH    XL,  1-13,  22-31. 

pOMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  saith  your  God. 
\J  2  Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusalem,  and  cry  unto 

her, 
That  her  warfare  is  accomplished,  that  her  iniquity  is 

pardoned : 
For  she  hath  received  of  the  LORD'S  hand  double  for  all 

her  sins. 

'6  (  The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the  wilderness, 
"j  Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  LORD, 
Make  straight  in  the  desert  a  highway  for  our  God. 

4  Every  valley  shall  be  exalted, 

And  every  mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low  : 
And  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight, 
And  the  rough  places  plain  : 

5  \  And  the  glory  of  the  LORD  shall  be  revealed, 
\  And  all  flesh  shall  see  it  together  : 

For  the  mouth  of  the  LORD  hath  spoken  it. 

6  The  voice  said,  Cry. 

And  lie  said,  What  shall  I  cry? 
All  flesh  is  grass, 

And  all  the  goodliness  thereof  is  as  tJie  flower  of  the 
field : 

7  j  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : 

(  Because  the  spirit  of  the  LORD  bloweth  upon  it : 
Surely  the  people  is  grass. 

8  The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  : 
But  the  word  of  our  God  shall  stand  for  ever. 

9  O  Zion,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  get  thee  up  into  tlie 

high  mountain ; 

0  Jerusalem,  that  bringest  good  tidings,  lift  up  thy  voice 
with  strength  ; 


LESSON    XL  VII.  91 

Lift  it  up,  be  not  afraid  ; 

Say  unto  the  cities  of  JudaJi,  Behold  your  God! 

10  Behold  the  LORD  God  will  come  with  strong  hand, 
And  Ms  arm  shall  rule  for  him  : 

Behold  his  reward  is  with  him, 
And  his  work  before  him. 

11  He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd  : 
He  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his  arm, 
And  carry  them  in  his  bosom, 

And  shall  gently  lead  those  that  are  with  young. 

12  Who  hath  measured  the  waters  in  the  hollow  of  his 

hand, 

And  meted  out  heaven  with  the  span, 
And  comprehended  the  dust  of  the  earth  in  a  measure, 
And  weighed  the  mountains  in  scales,  and  the  hills  in  a 

balance  ? 

13  Who  hath  directed  the  Spirit  of  the  LORD, 
Or  being  his  counsellor  hath  taught  him  ? 


22  It  is  he  that  sitteth  upon  the  circle  of  the  earth, 
And  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  as  grasshoppers  ; 
That  stretcheth  out  the  heavens  as  a  curtain, 
And  spreadeth  them  out  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in  : 

23  That  bringetli  the  princes  to  nothing ; 

He  maketh  the  judges  of  the  earth  as  vanity. 

24  Yea,  they  shall  not  be  planted  ;  yea,  they  shall  not  be 

sown : 

Tea,  their  stock  shall  not  take  root  in  the  earth  : 
And  he  shall  also  blow  upon  them,  and  they  shall 

wither, 
And  the  whirlwind  shall  take  them  away  as  stubble. 

25  To  whom  then  will  ye  liken  me, 

Or  shall  1  be  equal  ?  saith  the  Holy  One. 

26  Lift   up   your  eyes   on  high,   and  behold   who  hath 

created  these  things, 
That  bring eth  out  their  host  by  number  : 
He  calleth  them  all  by  names,  by  the  greatness  of  his 

might, 
For  that  he  is  strong  in  power  ;  not  one  faileth. 

27  Why  gayest  thou,  0  Jacob, 
And  speakest,  0  Israel, 


2  THE    PS  ALTER. 

My  way  is  hid  from  the  LORD, 

And  my  judgment  is  passed  over  from  my  God  ? 

28  Hast  tliou  not  known  ?  hast  tliou  not  heard,  that  the 

everlasting  God, 

The  LORD,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
Fainteth  not,  neither  is  weary  ? 
There  is  no  searching  of  his  understanding, 

29  He  giveth  power  to  the  faint ; 

And  to  them  that  have  no  might  he  increaseth  strength. 

30  Even  the  youths  shall  faint  and  be  weary, 
And  the  young  men  shall  utterly  fall  : 

31  Bat  they  that  wait  upon  the  LORD  shall  renew  their 

strength  ; 

They  sJiall  mount  up  with  icings  as  eagles  ; 
They  shall  run  and  not  be  weary  ; 
And  they  shall  walk,  and  not  faint. 


LESSON    XLVIII. 
ISAIAH    LX,  1-20. 

ARISE,  shine :  for  thy  light  is  come, 
And  the  glory  of  the  LORD  is  risen  upon  thee. 

2  For,  behold,  the  darkness  shall  cover  the  earth, 
And  gross  darkness  the  people  : 

But  the  LORD  shall  arise  upon  thee, 
And  his  glory  shall  be  seen  upon  thee. 

3  And  the  Gentiles  shall  come  to  thy  light, 
And  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy  rising. 

4  (  Lift  up' thine  eyes  round  about,  and  see  : 
\  All  they  gather  themselves  together, 

They  come  to  thee  : 

Thy  sons  shall  come  from  far, 

And  thy  daughters  shall  be  nursed  at  thy  side. 

5  Then  tliou  shalt  see,  and  flow  together, 
And  thine  heart  shall  fear  and  be  enlarged  ; 
Because  the  abundance  of  the  sea  shall  be  converted 

unto  thee, 
The  forces  of  the  Gentiles  shall  come  unto  thee. 

6  j  The  multitude  of  camels  shall  come  unto  thee, 
\  The  dromedaries  of  Midian  and  Ephah  : 

All  they  from  Sheba  shall  come  : 


LESSON    XLVIII  .  93 

They  shall  bring  gold  and  incense  ; 

And  tJiey  shall  shew  forth  the  praises  of  the  LORD. 

7  All  the  flocks  of  Kedar  shall  be  gathered  together  unto 

thee, 

The  rams  of  Nebaioth  shall  minister  unto  thee  : 
They  shall  come  up  with  acceptance  on  mine  altar, 
And  I  will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

8  Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a  cloud, 
And  as  the  doves  to  their  windows  f 

9  Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and  the   ships  of 

Tarshish  first, 
To  bring  thy  sons  from  far,  their  silver  and  their  gold 

with  them, 

Unto  the  name  of  the  LORD  thy  God, 
And  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  because  he  hath  glorified 

thee. 

10  And  the  sons  of  strangers  shall  build  up  thy  walls, 
And  their  kings  shall  minister  unto  thee  ; 

For  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee, 

But  in.  my  favour  have  I  had  mercy  on  thee. 

11  Therefore  thy  gates  shall  be  open  continually  ; 
They  shall  not  be  shut  day  nor  night ; 

That  men  may  bring  unto  thee  the  forces  of  the  Gen- 
tiles, 
And  that  their  kings  may  be  brought. 

12  For  the  nation  and  kingdom  that  will  not  serve  thee 

shall  perish  : 
Tea,  those  nations  shall  be  utterly  wasted. 

13  The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come  unto  thee, 
The  fir  tree,  the  pine  tree,  and  the  box  together, 
To  beautify  the  place  of  my  sanctuary  ; 
And  1  will  make  the  place  of  my  feet  glorious. 

14  The  sons  also  of  them  that  afflicted  thee  shall  come 

bending  unto  thee  : 
And  all  they  that  despised  thee  shall  bow  themselves  down 

at  the  soles  of  thy  feet ; 

And  they  shall  call  thee  The  city  of  the  LORD, 
The  Zion  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

15  Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  and  hated, 
So  that  no  man  went  through  thee, 

I  will  make  thee  an  eternal  excellency, 
•4  joy  of  many  generations. 


94:  THE    PSALTER. 

16  Thou  slialt  also  suck  the  nrilk  of  the  Gentiles, 
And  fthalt  suck  the  breast  of  kings  : 

And  thou  shalt  know  that  I  the  LORD  am  thy  Saviour, 
And  thy  Redeemer,  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

17  For  brass  I  will  bring  gold,  and  for  iron  I  will  bring 

silver, 

And  for  wood  brass,  and  for  stones  iron  : 
I  will  also  make  thy  officers  peace, 
And  thine  exactors  righteousness. 

18  Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in  thy  land, 
Wasting  nor  destruction  within  thy  borders ; 
But  thou  shalt  call  thy  walls  Salvation, 
And  thy  gates  Praise. 

19  The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light  by  day  ; 
Neither  for  brightness  sJiall  the  moon  give  light  unto 

thee  : 

But  the  LORD  shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light, 
And  thy  God  tliy  glory. 

20  Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down  ; 
Neither  shall  thy  moon  withdraw  itself; 

For  the  LORD  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light, 
And  the  days  of  thy  mourning  shall  be  ended. 


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